Sunday in the Park with George

Workshop: June 9, 10:30-12:00 PM

Watch Ahead: Hoopla (requires a Dayton Metro Library card)

Cast and Crew: Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim | Book & Director: James Lapine | Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters

Run time: 2 ½ hours

Critical Thinking Prompts

1. Who determines what art is good?

2. Why does young George feel afraid and adrift? Is it typical for an artist to feel this way? Do you think Sondheim may have drawn on his own life experiences to dramatize both Georges?

3. How would you compare Seurat’s process of drawing individuals before he places them into his landscape with the way films are made today?

 

Supplemental Resources

• INTERVIEW with Maryann Plunkett​

• “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat

• Georges Seurat Artist Bio

• The Late Show Interview with Bernadette Peters