The inspiration for Kate Hamill’s latest play came from across centuries and the planet.
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, speaks at a press conference in reaction to a property tax reform proposal by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. The trio laid out their proposal earlier in the day. Jan. 31, 2019.
Kate Hamill appears during a performance of"The Light and the Dark" at Primary Stages in New York on Nov. 1, 2024. Kate Hamill poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in New York. Hamill — consistently among the most produced playwrights in America — not only wrote the work, but she also stars as Gentileschi, nightly reliving the traumas and the betrayals but also the triumphs of her sister-in-art.
“I swear to you, I felt this woman reach through time and reach into that room and slap me up across the face and go ‘Snap out of it! You have a voice. You have privilege. You’re going to let those guys beat you? Get louder, get bolder!’” The play has plenty of signature Hamill touches — strong women, humor and an encouragement to mix in modern elements despite whatever period the play is set. “The Light and the Dark” has actors in jeans beneath Renaissance silhouettes, and Hamill kept her piercings in.
O’Connell, who often acts alongside his wife, has two roles in the new play — an art appraiser who testifies against Gentileschi and a court officer who tortures her. “I betray her two different ways in one scene,” he says, turning to his wife: “The play is just so her. Her voice is so strong.”
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