MUSE
by Frank Tangredi
Muse is the story of a too-intense love affair between Sheila, a struggling artist, and Mathias, an aging dancer. Sheila invites Mathias to sit for a series of paintings. He is intoxicated by the idea of living forever through her art. Instead, the decision leads to tragedy. And their families are left with an impossible choice that threatens to tear one of them apart. Muse examines themes of artistic inspiration, toxic masculinity, and the relationship between art, artist, and subject.
- Cast Size: 3M 3W
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Frank Tangredi’s plays, in addition to Muse, include Galatea (nominated for an L.A. Weekly Theatre Award for Best Playwriting and subsequently produced at the New York Fringe Festival); God, Sex, and Getting Even (produced in Manhattan by the Greenhouse Ensemble); and Lifeline (produced by New York’s Abingdon Theatre Company.) His play Pastoral received the Christopher Brian Wolk Award and was presented at the Pasadena Playhouse in a staged reading featuring Angela Bassett. His one-act plays include Extracurricular (published in Best Ten-Minute Plays 2012); The Unspeakable Passion of Mitch Devoe (winner, Best Play at the Secret Theatre One-Act Play Festival); and Useless Information (winner, Best Production at the Eastern States Theatre One Act Festival.) Tangredi was recently appointed to the board of Manhattan’s newly reorganized Greenhouse Theatre. He is also a textbook editor, tournament Scrabble player, choir member, and game show contestant. After recovering from a life-threatening illness in 2025, he is eager to see what new adventures await him in his first love, live theatre.
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