Cathy Caplan

Cathy Caplan

I attended Juilliard Playwriting Program in '93-'94. My plays include "Lapis Blue Blood Red" (based on the 17th-century rape trial and paintings of Artemisia Gentileschi); "Silver Nitrate" (inspired by photographic studios in 1930’s Berlin); "Model" (live re-creation of a mid-seventies fashion shoot), "hair-blood-vinyl" (with Rinde Eckert and Juggernaut Theatre...
I attended Juilliard Playwriting Program in '93-'94. My plays include "Lapis Blue Blood Red" (based on the 17th-century rape trial and paintings of Artemisia Gentileschi); "Silver Nitrate" (inspired by photographic studios in 1930’s Berlin); "Model" (live re-creation of a mid-seventies fashion shoot), "hair-blood-vinyl" (with Rinde Eckert and Juggernaut Theatre Company). These plays have been produced or had readings at PS 122, HERE, NY International Fringe Festival, Naked Angels, Blue Heron, The Lark, HB Playwrights Foundation, Theater Project (Baltimore), Stamford Center for the Arts, and Guild Hall (East Hampton). These plays have received funding from NYSCA, National Council Jewish Culture, Bel Geddes, Laurie Tisch Sussman Foundations, Liman Foundation, and AE Ventures. I was resident artist at Mabou Mines and Women’s InterArt. "Lapis Blue Blood Red" is published in "Women Playwrights: Best Plays of 2002", "Playscripts", and "Actors Choice: Monologues for Men". I'm co-director/editor of the 1991 Oscar-winning documentary, "American Dream."

Plays

  • Lapis Blue Blood Red by Cathy Caplan
    Cast: 
    7–8
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    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic + 2 more
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    Keyword: metoo, Female Artists + 1 more
    Genre: biography, docudrama/historic, drama, period
    Keyword: metoo, Female Artists, 17th Century
    Based on the tumultuous life of Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi, "Lapis Blue Blood Red" dramatizes an extraordinary woman's struggle to define herself in the face of overwhelming personal and social odds. The play samples from Gentileschi's letters and the official text of the trial of the man accused of raping her and stealing one of her paintings, unveiling the passion and...
    Based on the tumultuous life of Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi, "Lapis Blue Blood Red" dramatizes an extraordinary woman's struggle to define herself in the face of overwhelming personal and social odds. The play samples from Gentileschi's letters and the official text of the trial of the man accused of raping her and stealing one of her paintings, unveiling the passion and complexity of a true 17th century story.