Madame X
In Madame X, playwright Ann Ciccolella dramatizes the events surrounding the creation of Sargent's famous portrait of Virginie Gautrau, using them as a springboard for an absorbing inquiry into the meaning and relationships of art, beauty, and society.
"...subject. Indeed, Merino's Gautrau is a kindred spirit to Michael Whitener's Sargent in that regard. Both share the piercing..."