FIGURE DRAWING

             FOR             

 DUMMIES

Written by Daisy Schreiber

Directed by Sammy Weinert

August 14 - 29, 2026

Preview: August 13th

“Artist. Model. Age and power usually separate these roles. Name a model who didn’t get fucked over. I’ll wait"

In 1999, when a formerly unknown painter rockets to overnight fame, it seems like a dream come true. The only problem? The work that everyone loves is a nude of her younger girlfriend, who didn’t explicitly consent to being the subject. As the artist's career skyrockets, the model’s life is left to be defined by someone else's representation of her naked form. Years later, as the artist, the model, and an almost definitely trustworthy museum curator fight for control over the narrative, audiences are left to wonder: who truly deserves the credit, and can we ever be separate from those who care for us?

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Season 39

  • Next Exit poster. Illustration of a street sign that says 'Next Exit' and an arrow pointing up and right, with a dead possum underneath it, crossed out eyes.

    Next Exit

    February 6 – February 21, 2026

  • Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance by Annex Theatre. Features silhouettes of a woman and a man holding hands against a black background with teal spotlight beams. Written by Yussef El Guindi and directed by Lucien Oberleitner.

    Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance

    March 27 – April 11, 2026

  • Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic poster, features a stylized mountain landscape with pink peaks and a black cabin. Written by Monty Rozema, and directed by Adrian Prendergast.

    Disappearance at the Rocky Mountain Leatherdyke Snowpicnic

    June 5 – June 20, 2026

  • FIGURE DRAWING FOR DUMMIES poster, featuring titles of 2025 Work-In-Progress logos like: ' 'The Game Show,' and 'Dirty,' with a spotlight effect highlighting the text.

    FIGURE DRAWING FOR DUMMIES

    August 14 – August 29, 2026

  • Rat Cage poster. Features stylized graphics of a rat cage with a rat and chairs inside, and the text indicates the play is written by Coco Justino and directed by Em Majewski.

    Rat Cage

    October 9 – October 24, 2026

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