The Galveston College Theatre Department presents the comedy/drama, “Live Drawing:
A Portrait of the Mona Lisa” by Jules Tasca, which will be performed Oct. 2-4 at the
GC Black Box Theatre, located on the second floor of the college’s Fine Arts Building,
Room FA-207, on the main campus at 4015 Ave. Q in Galveston. Admission is free and
the performances are open to the public.
She is childish. She is mature beyond her years. She is feisty. She is docile. She
is clever. She is naive. She is a dozen other contradictions. She is the famous Mona
Lisa. And her painter, Leonardo DaVinci, holds the rare privilege of capturing her
most elusive beauty upon the canvas.
“Live Drawing” is a speculation drama about the three years it took the famous DaVinci
to paint his internationally known masterwork. Mona Lisa wants to be immortalized
by the most famous artist in Europe. DaVinci wants to create poetry on his canvas.
We see DaVinci and Mona Lisa argue and debate, but they also bare their souls to each
other. Thus, a relationship that commences in enmity between artist and subject concludes
in the supreme camaraderie between two friends. The bittersweet ending must come when
DaVinci leaves Italy for France to become the king's engineer, separating him from
his confidante, Lady Mona Lisa, forever.
The performance dates of “Live Drawing: A Portrait of Mona Lisa” are Oct. 2 at 7 p.m.,
Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 4 at 3 and 7 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain.
The talented cast and crew include Madeline Adams, Elijah Barrie, Lucy Bell, Fiona
Burton, Gage Cormier, Aaron Gudz, Alyssa Gudz, Annie Homer, Ava Moore, Jackson Pendergrass,
Isaac Pitts and Keegan Whitman. The production is directed by Adam Brandner.
“Live Drawing: A Portrait of the Mona Lisa” is produced by special arrangement with
The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.
The Galveston College Theatre Department offers a professional immersive training
experience for all students within the disciplines of acting, playwrighting, directing,
design, and technology. Four productions a year and a diverse range of theatre courses
provides every opportunity for students to develop their theatrical skills. Scholarships
are available.
For more information, please contact the GC Program Coordinator for the Performing
Arts, Liz Lacy, at [email protected].
ABOUT GALVESTON COLLEGE
Galveston College was founded in 1967 and is a comprehensive community college providing
the residents of Galveston Island and the surrounding region with academic, workforce
development, continuing education and community service programs.