Photo Flash: Meet the Ghosts of spit&vigor's NEC SPE / NEC METU

spit&vigor has just announced workshop performances of NEC SPE / NEC METU, written by Sara Fellini (winner - 2014 Planet Connections Award for Outstanding New Script, nominated - 2015 NYIT Award for Outstanding Full Length Script) and directed by Pat Diamond (Yale School of Drama, Manhattan School of Music). Scroll down for a sneak peek at the actors in costume!

Nec Spe / Nec Metu is a collection of two dovetailing monodramas.

In Nec Spe, the great Baroque painter Caravaggio confesses his hideous sins to an imagined or ethereal priest after his own brutal and untimely death, possibly searching for forgiveness. But his swagger and violent personality leave us to question whether he truly wants his sins washed away, or whether he would rather justify his actions in the eyes of God and man.

In Nec Metu, the great Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi recounts her notorious rape and torture in order to reclaim her legacy and illuminate her brilliant life and art. She tells her story with wry wit and humor, offering an alternative and often-neglected perspective on art history and her intimate relationships with some of the world's greatest artists.

From the critically-acclaimed and award-winning company members that brought IN VESTMENTS to West Park Presbyterian Church and THE EXECUTION of MRS. COTTON to IRT Theatre, NEC SPE / NEC METU is a deeply intimate story of two wayfaring ghosts that ache to be remembered on their own terms. Although it is set in post-Renaissance Italy, the play delves into issues that are still intensely relevant today, including class and meritocracy, the value and purpose of art, gender politics, sex and violence, as well as sin and redemption.

The cast features Adam Belvo (2015 Planet Connections Outstanding Lead Actor winner, 2016 NYIT Outstanding Lead Actor nominee) and Sara Fellini (2015 Planet Connections Outstanding Lead Actress nominee). The set constructed is by Ian Petersen.

NEC SPE / NEC METU has three workshop performances at 8PM, Thursday-Saturday, May 4-6 for an extremely limited engagement at West Park Presbyterian Church (165 W 86th St, New York, NY 10024). Tickets are $10. For advance reservations, please email spitnvigor@gmail.com.

Photo Credit: Yvonne Alloway Photography, Inc.

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