| 300 Paintings resumed performances last night at Vineyard Theatre in special return engagement | |
| Last Edit: Ann 02:31 pm EST 01/14/25 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 01:51 pm EST 01/14/25 | |
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| VINEYARD THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SALLY HORCHOW AND MATT ROSS PRESENTS A SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF 300 PAINTINGS CREATED AND PERFORMED BY SAM KISSAJUKIAN BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND JANUARY 13 UNTIL FEBRUARY 23 AT VINEYARD THEATRE Vineyard Theatre, in association with Sally Horchow and Matt Ross, is pleased to announce that due to popular demand, Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings, returned Monday, January 13, 2025, to Vineyard Theatre (108 E. 15th Street) for six weeks after opening this fall to critical acclaim and sold out audiences. To celebrate the show's return, the first week of performances will be priced at $45. In 2021, Sydney comedian Sam Kissajukian decided to quit standup, rent an abandoned cake factory, and become a painter. Over the course of a six-month manic episode, he created 300 large-scale paintings, unknowingly documenting his mental state through the process. In this hilarious, fascinating, and wildly original show, Kissajukian brings audiences on a rollercoaster ride that explores the ties between art, mental health, and creativity. The show is accompanied by a curated exhibition of Sam's acclaimed artwork in Vineyard Theatre's lobby spaces, which audiences are invited to tour before and after the show. Vineyard Theatre Artistic Director Sarah Stern said: "We have been so happy to see the tremendous response to 300 Paintings from audiences, and to see word of mouth grow over the course of our original run this fall. Sam's story is incredibly unique, candid, inspiring, moving and flat out hilarious. We are thrilled that more people will get to experience his performance as well as his paintings, which will return to be exhibited in our lobby spaces." Sam Kissajukian added: "The team at Vineyard Theatre is amazing. I thank them for not sending me back to my cake factory. It sounds cliche, but I've found New Yorkers embody many of the show's themes: adaptability, creativity, authenticity, boldness, and resilience. The show has really found its stride here, and I'm excited to share it with new audiences in January and February, which I've heard are your warmest months." 300 Paintings was a sold-out hit at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and winner of 8 Fringe Festival Awards in Australia, including the Sydney Fringe Festival Award for Best Comedy and Directors Choice Award. For ticketing information please visit https://vineyardtheatre.org or by calling the box office at 212-353-0303. About Sam Kissajukian Sam Kissajukian (Performer/Artist) is a comedian and visual artist based in Sydney, Australia. Over the past decade, he has toured globally across the USA, UK, Europe, and Australia. In 2021, during a five-month bipolar manic episode, Kissajukian created 300 large paintings, documenting his mental state daily. His work explores the intersection of art, mental health, and recovery, and since 2022, he has held six solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions including Maitland Regional Art Gallery and Brisbane Powerhouse. 300 Paintings is the culmination of Kissajukian's personal and artistic journey and has won numerous awards, including Best Comedy at Sydney Fringe 2022 and 2023, and the Mental Health Awareness Award at Adelaide Fringe 2024. About Vineyard Theatre Vineyard Theatre is dedicated to developing and producing new plays and musicals that push the boundaries of what theatre can be and do, and to nurturing a community of fearless theatremakers whose work expands the form, the field, and the larger culture. The Vineyard has transferred 11 shows to Broadway, seven directly after their acclaimed Vineyard premieres: Lucas Hnath's Dana H. and Tina Satter's Is This A Room; Paula Vogel's Indecent; Nicky Silver's The Lyons; Kander, Ebb and Thompson's The Scottsboro Boys; Bell and Bowen's [title of show]; and Avenue Q by Marx, Lopez and Whitty (Tony Award, Best Musical). Four additional shows launched at The Vineyard have been revived in their first Broadway productions: Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive; Lanie Robertson's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill; Becky Mode's Fully Committed; and Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning Three Tall Women. From our home in NYC's Union Square, The Vineyard develops and premieres new plays and musicals which go on to be seen around the country and the world. Recently, Jeremy O. Harris' play "Daddy" (2019) received its London premiere at the Almeida; Ngozi Anyanwu's Good Grief (2018) and David Cale's Harry Clarke (2017) were recorded by Audible; Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria (2014), a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and transferred to Chicago's Goodman Theatre; Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning Indecent (2016) aired on PBS's "Great Performances" and was one of the most-produced plays nationwide in 2019; Colman Domingo's Dot (2016) is being adapted into an AMC series; and Is This A Room (2019) is now HBO's Reality. Our recent world-premiere production of John J. Caswell's Scene Partners (2023), starring Dianne Wiest, was live-streamed around the world. Over 41 years, The Vineyard's work has been recognized with the industry's highest honors, including Pulitzer Prizes, Tony Awards, a special Drama Desk, Obie, and Lucille Lortel Awards for artistic excellence and support of artists. Vineyard Theatre's leadership includes Artistic Directors Sarah Stern and Douglas Aibel. The Vineyard's 2024-2025 season includes the world-premiere of Sarah Gancher's The Wind and the Rain: A Story of Sunny's Bar, produced with En Garde Arts at the Waterfront Museum in Red Hook, Brooklyn; the U.S. premiere of Sam Kissajukian's 300 Paintings; and the upcoming world-premiere of Jordan Harrison's The Antiquities, directed by David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan, a co-production with Playwrights Horizons and Goodman Theatre; and the world-premiere of Bowl EP, written and directed by Vineyard's Tow Playwright in Residence, Nazareth Hassan. PRODUCTION INFORMATION Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings Created and Performed by Sam Kissajukian January 13 - February 23, 2025 Vineyard Theatre, 108 East 15th Street, New York, NY Ticket Information: https://vineyardtheatre.org WEBSITE & SOCIAL MEDIA Website: vineyardtheatre.org Instagram: www.instagram.com/vineyardtheatre Facebook: www.facebook.com/vineyardtheatrenyc X: x.com/vineyardtheatre YouTube: www.youtube.com/vineyardtheatre |
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