Fallen Saints presents Art of Heartbreak

A story of fear, regret, repressed creativity… and murder.

Gather around Dee, a third year art history grad student, striking in her pale and almost supernatural visage, as she lectures us about the unique and bizarre paintings on display in Gallery Dark. Unique in their use of color (or sometimes lack thereof). Bizarre in that all feature blank spaces where the images of warped and disturbing creatures used to reside.

She’ll relay the tale of Arthur Collins, a promising young painter turned attorney. As Arthur tries to leave his artistic inclinations behind, corpses are discovered with his DNA nearby, including places where Arthur has never been. As the body count rises, Arthur must come face to face with his past, and the regret and repressed creativity that may have given birth to something mysterious and terrible.

Since its debut in 2016, “Fallen Saints” has delighted and disturbed audiences with unflinching tales of the horrors that humanity inflicts upon itself. From Jack the Ripper prowling Whitechapel in search of his next kill to the hysteria of Salem’s witchcraft trials, “Fallen Saints” reflects the darkness deep inside our souls, both literally and figuratively.

Like our SCP-inspired “Arcanum” in 2023 and last year’s “Tales of Blaze City,” “Art of Heartbreak" invites you to explore a wholly fictional yet dark and gritty world. But the emotions explored, from love and passion to envy, disgust, and murderous rage, are quite real, and quite deadly.

Fridays, September 18 & 25 and October 2
Saturdays, September 19 & 26 and October 3

8:00 & 9:30 PM

at Sawyer's Playhouse (Upstairs)
11031 Camarillo St
North Hollywood, CA 91602

Tickets are $25 at fonproductions.com. Please note: this is an intimate staging with limited seating. The show explores disturbing and potentially triggering thematic elements around self-harm, suicide, firearm and drug use and may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Written by:
Matt Ritchey

Directed by:
Sebastian Muñoz

Featuring the Talents of:
Alexander Alfa, Dylan Anthony Bryant, Ashley Deuell, Phil S. Gould, Fabian Antunez Lopez, Melissa Muñoz, Zander Raphael, Lonnie Sugarman, Roger Thomsen, Heather Vazquez, Leah Wyman and others to be announced

Costumes and Makeup by:
Melissa Muñoz

Set Design by:
Jerry Chappell & Mikael Mattsson

Prop Design by:

Michelle Miyamoto-Galván

Lighting Design by:

Matthew Scheel

Sound Design by:

Tricia Guthrie Minty

Produced by:
Sebastian Muñoz and Force of Nature Productions

THINGS TO KNOW:

• Parking is tricky so plan accordingly.
• Location is upstairs. YOU WILL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GO UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.
• Each show will last approximately 55 minutes from the moment you enter the building.
• While performers will not touch you, you may get accidentally bumped by performers or patrons, and/or lightly ushered along as you will be navigating quickly through dark, sometimes tight spaces. 
• Absolutely no touching, grabbing or rude language of any performers please. This is subject to removal from the experience.