THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
WORKSHOP / STAGED READING
April 27, 2026 @ TBD
From the novel by Oscar Wilde
Adapted and Directed by TYLER MICHAELS KING
A visceral and vibrant new staging of Oscar Wilde’s famous novel.
In a moment of reckless vanity, Dorian sells his soul. He bargains for eternal youth, not knowing that every cruelty and every indulgence will splatter the 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 wall is defaced—layered with thick, chaotic strokes of paint that reflect the corruption he hides within.
As Dorian’s surface 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.
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY OF DORIAN GRAY
McKnight Theater Artist Fellows Presentation: Works In Progress
@ Capri Theater — June 23, 2025
IN THE WORKS SHOWCASE
@ Gremlin Theater — June 27, 2024