The Anthropologists' Award-Winning ARTEMISIA'S INTENT Brings Its Feminist Firebrand Theatre To The 2018 Scranton Fringe Festival

The award-winning Artemisia's Intent returns to NYC's East Village stalwart The Kraine with a special encore performance on Friday, September 14 at 7:30PM. (85 East 4th Street, NYC). Tickets to this powerhouse performance are $25 and available online at http://bit.ly/Artemisia914.

After NYC, the production continues on to the 2018 Scranton Fringe Festival. The Anthropologists' critically acclaimed play, inspired by Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi and her canon of dynamic female subjects, will perform on September 27 (6:30PM), September 28 (7:30PM) and September 29 (4:30PM) at a new pop-up venue located at 518 Lackawanna Ave (Scranton, PA 18503). Tickets are $12 and may be purchased online at www.scrantonfringe.org.

Winner of Best Solo Drama (2018 FRIGID Festival), Artemisia's Intent delivers a tour-de-force performance to unearth the life, work and words of 17th century painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Declared "a powerful parallel to our current cultural moment" (Culture Catch), this dynamic solo show stars Mariah Freda in a performance that is "fiery, smart and appealing" (Hi! Drama). Inspired by every proclamation of, 'me too,' audiences rave: "beautifully, smartly, passionately, freshly told," "I was talking about it all night."

"Though Artemisia's story is 400 years old, it is very much in dialogue with today," explains director/writer Melissa Moschitto. "Women are still fighting for fair representation and autonomy - as people and as artists. We're proud to be a female-led project and company, bringing untold stories to the stage." Performer and co-collaborator Mariah Freda adds, "Portraying a fellow mother and artist onstage is extremely gratifying. Being pregnant during this leg of the journey has added new layers and understanding to the very real obstacles that face women in the arts. I'm grateful to be working with a child-friendly company especially at a time when artist parents are finally being recognized."

Devised collaboratively by a team of five female artists, the creative and production team includes Melissa Moschitto (Director/Playwright), Mariah Freda (Performer), Lynde Rosario (Dramaturg), Brianna Kalisch (Co-Conceiver), Irina Kuraeva (Visual Design), Wren Mitchell (Lighting Design), Adrian Bridges (Sound Design) and Katie Gilmartin (Stage Manager). The running time is 60 minutes and the play deals sensitively with sexual assault.

THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS is dedicated to the collaborative creation of investigative theatre that inspires action. Celebrating their 10th year, their work has been described as "eerie and weird in the best way" (Culturebot) and "incisive, even necessary work for the present moment." (Culture Catch). For information about the company and the research behind the play, visit: www.theanthropologists.org. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.