Medici Slot Machine is a highly theatrical and surrealistic look at the life of American artist Joseph Cornell. Cornell, who is famous for his collage boxes of dime-store objects, excelled at turning the ordinary into the sacred. In real life, Joseph Cornell was a recluse who used his art to escape his family, his sterile suburban life, and his own psychological demons. Bringing precise order to his art was a way of triumphing over the chaos of his private life. This play chronicles that triumph while exploring the meaning of.
“Medici Slot Machine, based on Cornell’s life and work, captivates us with a similar theatrical blend of surprise and pleasure.” —NOW Magazine
Genre: Drama
Male roles: 3
Female roles: 2