THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

WORKSHOP / STAGED READING
Monday, January 26th, 2026
@ Mixed Blood Theatre

From the novel by Oscar Wilde
Adapted and Directed by TYLER MICHAELS KING

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Location Details:

Mixed Blood Theater
1501 S 4th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454

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A visceral and vibrant new staging of Oscar Wilde’s famous novel.

When young Dorian Gray meets the devoted artist Basil Hallward and the dazzling, dangerous Henry Wotton, his fate is sealed. In a moment of reckless vanity, shaped by Basil’s adoration and Henry’s intoxicating philosophy, Dorian sells his soul. He bargains for eternal youth, not knowing that every cruelty and every indulgence will splatter his own painted portrait with darkness and corruption.

In this visceral new staging of Oscar Wilde’s famous novel, the pursuit of beauty becomes a brutal act of creation. Set in a stark world of white walls and clean lines, this adaptation strips the story to its rawest elements, using live action painting to chart Dorian’s moral descent. With each choice, each sin, the pristine world is defaced, layered with thick, chaotic strokes of paint that reflect the corruption he hides within.

As Dorian remains untouched, the world around him bears the weight of his decay. Wilde’s decadent language collides with explosive physicality in a production that’s as much a living canvas as a play—a bold meditation on art, desire, corruption, and destruction.

Beauty fades. But the mess we leave behind endures.

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