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AN ADDITION OF ONE
Created and performed by Shannon A. Mullen
NOV 7 – 22
Five performances still available
Opening is sold out
Jamie Wyeth Meets JFK
An Addition of One is Shannon A. Mullen’s one-woman show created from her own extensive research and conversations with Jamie Wyeth. Mullen, a playwright, screenwriter, author, and journalist for such outlets as NPR, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic, plays both Wyeth and Kennedy as they talk about family, fallibility, and the role of unflinching art.
Wyeth was in his early 20s when he turned down the official commission and painted President Kennedy on his own terms. The portrait was so controversial it drew thousands of angry letters. Today it is considered an iconic masterpiece and hangs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
“Jamie trusted himself when the safer path was following expectations," said Jeff Wiseman, Executive Director of The Waldo and Executive Producer of An Addition of One. “Shannon showed that same faith in her instincts, shaping this remarkable story into a riveting play. I believe An Addition of One has a long life ahead of it, and premiering the full production alongside Jamie Wyeth, The JFK Studies is an honor for us at The Waldo.”
A special guest joins Mullen onstage for Q&A after every performance.
Sat, Nov 7 at 4pm with artist Jamie Wyeth and Robin Young, co-host of NPR's Here & Now (sold out)
Sun, Nov 8 at 4pm with the Portland Museum of Art's Mark Bessire
Fri, Nov 13 at 7pm with Waldoboro Voices creator Rebecca Cooney
Sat, Nov 14 at 4pm with writer and editor Martha White, who oversees the literary estate of her grandfather E. B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web
Wed, Nov 18 at 7pm with Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ian Cheney
Sun, Nov 22 at 4pm with Gov. Janet Mills
Arrive early. The exhibition Jamie Wyeth, The JFK Studies is on view in The Waldo’s gallery before each performance, with framed prints of Wyeth’s original studies for the portrait. None of the studies has been displayed more than once, and some have never been shown at all.
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