Disney Animation and musical fans have a lot to celebrate this 4th of July weekend as Santa Monica Playhouse presents Ink & Paint.
What’s Happening:
- This 4th of July weekend, Santa Monica Playhouse will present Ink & Paint: A New Musical.
- The musical, inspired by real events, follows five women who are artists at Walt Disney Studios in the 1930s and beyond. Including first and second generation immigrants, a single mother and architect, a record-breaking pilot, a concept artist, and the first woman credited as a Disney animator, the stage production showcases the company’s first all-women story unit.
- In an exploration of mid-century American history and the golden age of hand-drawn animation, the story highlights the powerful women who painted their place in the industry and history.
- A shortened version of Ink & Paint premiered Off-Broadway in the Emerging Artist Theatre’s 2023 New Work Series, which was selected as a Time Out New York Critics’ Pick. The full-length show was a 2023 Live & In Color Musical Incubator and Wild Imaginings’ 2024 Epiphanies Festival semi-finalist.
- The piece will also be featured in the 2024 SheLA Festival.
- Showing on July 5th and 6th at 7:30PM, attendees will enjoy this important piece of theatre and post-show reception, featuring wine and snacks with the cast.
- Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here.
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