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SING SING DRAMA
directed by Greg Kwedar
Discussion to Follow
Playing in January
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. 13 actors — a majority of the cast — are former convicts who had themselves participated in the rehabilitative theater program. Most of the actors thought they would never again return to a correctional facility, let alone wear the green prison-issue uniforms. The film was shot in the summer of 2022 at the now-decommissioned Downstate Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley. And in a dismaying twist, most of the actors had themselves been detained or processed through Downstate, the very facility that had become their movie set, a haunting reminder of their past selves and an opportunity — a calling, some said — to send a message.
Hundreds of Beavers action-comedy
Directed by Mike Cheslik
Q+A to Follow with Jon TRUEI, Fight coordinator and Beaver
Playing Saturday, January 4th at 7:30 pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
"A 19th century, winter action-comedy, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers."JEAN KAYAK finds himself stranded in a surreal winter landscape with nothing but his dim wits to guide him. Against a backdrop of ruthless elements and sinister creatures - all played by actors in full-sized mascot costumes – KAYAK develops increasingly complex traps in order to win the hand of a mischievous lover.
BONNARD, PIERRE AND MARTHADRAMA
directed by Martin provost
Discussion to Follow
COMING SOON
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
The beautiful and transporting new historical drama from multi award-winning director Martin Provost ('Séraphine', 'The Midwife') about the turbulent love story between the famous post-Impressionist painter and his lesser-known - but highly influential - wife. 1893. When aspiring French painter Pierre Bonnard (Macaigne) - a protégé of Claude Monet - meets Marthe de Méligny (de France), he has no idea that this self-proclaimed aristocrat will become the cornerstone of his life and work. From this moment, though she appears in over a third of his work, she's more than just a muse; together over five decades, the couple will explore creative fulfillment, love and jealousies that challenge the standards of the time, as the film interrogates the great mystery around their relationship. A brilliant story of creation and love, of fame and secrets, and the life of the remarkable artist nicknamed “the painter of happiness”. Provost’s vision for this material is clear and concise; what may appear as a traditional account of its subjects soon moves beyond conventions and evolves into something much more resonant and profound.
