Painting Churches by Tina Howe

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Tina Howe’s 1984 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play Painting Churches is a provocative exploration of the parent-child relationship, art and aging.  Maggie Church, the successful artist and daughter of Fanny and Gardner Church, returns home with a life-changing announcement to the chaos of her parent’s impending move from their lifelong home in Boston’s Beacon Hill, during which the trio explores their changing dynamic relationship.

“A radiant, loving and zestfully humorous play…
distinctly Chekhovian…” -- Time Magazine

“…beautifully written…a theatrical family portrait that has the shimmer and depth of Renoir portraits…”.  --The New York Times