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Sam Kissajukian stands downstage, turning to gesture at a projection of his painting on a screen behind him. It is a triptych of textured yellow-gold cutouts on a navy background, reminiscent of Matisse.

Press - The Cambridge Day

A comedian turns a manic episode into a work of art in ‘300 Paintings’

“That’s what I really love about doing the show – it feels more like starting a conversation with people that then maybe carries on in their own life, with their friends and their family,” [Kissajukian said.]

“That’s what I really love about doing the show – it feels more like starting a conversation with people that then maybe carries on in their own life, with their friends and their family,” [Kissajukian said.]

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Review - 300 Paintings

New England Theatre Geek

Uniquely satisfying and memorable—one of my favorite experiences of visual or performance art in a long time.

Uniquely satisfying and memorable—one of my favorite experiences of visual or performance art in a long time.

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Review - 300 Paintings

Stage & Cinema

An evening spent at [300 Paintings] will bring many laughs and leave you inspired and thoughtful.

An evening spent at [300 Paintings] will bring many laughs and leave you inspired and thoughtful.

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Sam Kissajukian stands downstage with a painting of his projected on a screen behind him. The paintings is a quasi-Brutalist fantastical structure in brown, tan, black, and grey against a blue sky.

Review - 300 Paintings

The Theater Mirror

Through his candid and disarming storytelling, we are reminded of art’s inimitable power to help us connect to ourselves and to others.

Through his candid and disarming storytelling, we are reminded of art’s inimitable power to help us connect to ourselves and to others.

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Sam Kissajukian seen in profile in a blue button down shirt, stretches his arm out in front of him.

Review - 300 Paintings

The Boston Globe

Compelling and absorbing. [Kissajukian] is a witty and companionable guide through his story.

Compelling and absorbing. [Kissajukian] is a witty and companionable guide through his story.

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Sam Kissajukian stands downstage, turning to gesture at a projection of his painting on a screen behind him. It is a triptych of textured yellow-gold cutouts on a navy background, reminiscent of Matisse.

Review - 300 Paintings

WBUR

His mind’s murkiness, chaos, and loveliness shine brilliantly!

His mind’s murkiness, chaos, and loveliness shine brilliantly!

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Sam Kissajukian seen in profile in a blue button down shirt, stretches his arm out in front of him.

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300 Paintings Production Photos
Sam Kissajukian with brown hair and a bushy beard and mustache, sits in a grey cable-knit sweater and black wool coat at a table, and glances to the left into a sliver of light.

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300 Questions with Sam

My favorite painting style is sabotage, which is French for “sabotage.” What it involves is identifying the best parts of your painting, and then removing them. What’s left feels more honest.

My favorite painting style is sabotage, which is French for “sabotage.” What it involves is identifying the best parts of your painting, and then removing them. What’s left feels more honest.

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A bearded brunet man smiles at a brunette woman speaking into a microphone in the A.R.T. lobby.

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Audiences Are Jumping for Passengers
Sam Kissajukian in a dark grey flannel shirt raises his arms while speaking. To his right is a large paintings that features a bright blue human figure next to a black and green bookshelf.

Press - Fest

Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Sam Kissajukian

“If I reviewed my own show, it would cause so much trauma I’d have to make a painting about it.”

“If I reviewed my own show, it would cause so much trauma I’d have to make a painting about it.”

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Members of the cast of Passengers sit as if on a train, with one actress turning to directly face the camera.

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A Sneak Peek at Passengers
An acrobat performs a backbend and holds a hula hoop above her, as other performers break away to either side of her carrying luggage.

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Passengers Production Photos
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