DRIVEN TO ABSTRACTION 

An art student's obsession with Picasso takes her on a time-bending journey in search of self.

photos by Scott Stroot

From the Western Kentucky University Production directed by Scott Stroot 

Winner of the 1993 ATHE Award for a student play, Driven to Abstraction was first produced at Bradford College in 1998 and again at Western Kentucky University in 2002, Scott Stroot directing.

     A transformation play for 5 actors, Driven to Abstraction mimics the construction of a cubist painting --- as it shifts from the mundane world of an art student and her friends to the glittering Parisian life of Picasso, his lover Dora Maar and the sycophants and opportunists that make up their circle.

A comically twisted play about art and identity.

Production History

• Production, Western Kentucky University, April 2002
• Production, Bradford College, February 1998
• Production, Source Theatre Festival, July 1993
• Production, Catholic University of America, November 1992

Honors

• Winner, ATHE award for student work, 1993

Production Requirements

• Running time: 50 minutes
• For two women and five men
• Unit set. Requires slide projector.

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