Sofonisba at The Theater at Monmouth

Michelangelos 27-year-old apprentice, Sofonisba Anguissola, boards a ship from Italy to become the first female court painter to King Philip II. Her 20 years at the Spanish Court are one long chess match, played for and against the expectations of king, bishop, fool, knight, and 14-year-old queen. The sacrifices she makes in service to her art reveal the dangerous waters of court politics for an unmarried, headstrong woman. A play about the hunger for creationbirth and artand the very real cost of both.