Vincent - A Portrait by the Postman Roulin

Belmont,

MA – A play about Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh will be
performed at a house made famous by American artist Winslow Homer.

The Belmont Woman’s Club will
present a benefit performance of  “Vincent

– A Portrait by the Postman Roulin” at the 1853 Homer House, 661 Pleasant

Street, Belmont, on Sunday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m. 

Screen Actors Guild actor Ted
Zalewski will portray the Postman Joseph Roulin, van Gogh’s real-life friend
and frequent portrait model in Arles, France, toward the end of the artist’s
life.  Written by Zalewski and
based on van Gogh’s life and letters, the play relates the amazing story of van
Gogh’s personal and artistic journey from his native Holland to the south of
France.

“Performing at the Homer House has
great meaning for me,” Zalewski said recently.  “Winslow Homer, born in Boston in 1836, and Vincent van Gogh,

born in Zundert in 1853, never met. But the life parallels are there. 

For both, art came first. Neither man married.  Both were essentially self-taught, innovators.  Both dealt with aloneness.  Both had brothers who supported their

art.  But Homer was recognized as a
master in his lifetime.  Van Gogh

was not.”     

Admission of $20 includes a French
café-style reception with the actor following the performance.  Proceeds benefit the maintenance of the
1853 Homer House, a site associated with the early life and career of Winslow
Homer.  Seating is limited.  Reservations are strongly advised, at
617-484-4916.  Or, purchase tickets
beforehand at www.brownpapertickets.com.  Recommended for adults and teens. Please call 617-484-4892
for more information, or visit www.belmontwomansclub.org.