The Pitmen Painters

Written by Lee Hall
Inspired by a book by William Feaver
Directed by Cristina Alicea

Performed Sep 28-Oct 16, 2022
at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center
In a small English town in the 1930s, a group of miners decided to take an art appreciation class. Realizing the class was a bit boring for the group, their art teacher decided to have the miners paint instead. Soon, they discovered their passion for art and their work became sought after by galleries and collectors across the globe. From the writer of the hit musical "Billy Elliot," "The Pitmen Painters" takes you on an unforgettable journey from the depths of the mine to the heights of fame. Based on the true story of The Ashington Group. This play is finally coming to stage after a 2 year delay!

The Pitmen Painters is appropriate for ages 12 & up. Running Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes with one intermission. Here's a link to the show's program. 

Cast
​Jordan Gullikson as Lyon
​Chloe Fidler as Helen
Clarise Fearn as Susan
​Roya Millard as George
Ryan Poulin as Young Lad/Ben
Tyler Rackliffe as Jimmy
Scott Renzoni* as Harry
Quinn Rol as Oliver

Production Team
Scenic Designer: Jeff Modereger
Lighting Designer: Sam Biondolillo
Costume Designer: Cora Fauser
Sound & Projections Designer: Jess Wilson
Props Master: Sue Wade
Technical Director: Chuck Padula
Dialect Coach: Jordan Gullikson
Production Stage Manager: John Hughes

* Actor appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Performance Space

Main Street Landing Black Box Theatre
60 Lake Street, 3rd Floor, Burlington, VT 05401

The Lobby and Box Office opens an hour prior to showtime. The performance space doors will open a half hour prior to showtime. All performances are General Admission seating.

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…a feel-good—make that a feel-great—hit…inspirational…heartbreakingly funny…the art discussions between the technically naive painters and their tutor are so intellectually engaging and such rollicking good fun. Who should make art? What makes art? What does art make of its maker? Who owns art? And how much should art cost, anyway? The conversation that comes out when these guys sit down and try to figure it all out is an art in itself.

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…heartfelt, moving and deeply politicized…endlessly fascinating to anyone with an interest in the role of the arts in education, or the intersection between folk art and establishment art…created with love.

Chicago Tribune

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Written partly in response to cuts in arts endowments and education, [the play] belongs to a fine old British tradition of establishment-challenging theater. And there's no denying that Mr. Hall makes a valiant case for art as a fruitful stimulant to sleepy minds…excitingly ambiguous, in-the-moment theater, as rich and intriguing as Art (as we are told here) is meant to be.

NY Times

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