New Portrait Project- A Personal Exploration

This image of Joy Cochran, titled "The Curator", is from a new personal project that I have begun, with the assistance of Amy Stahl, a wonderful producer. Joy has also been doing fantastic work as my makeup artist on the rest of the portraits.

Our goal is to create 30 portraits of people who are involved with the Footlight Club, the oldest community theater in America. Located in Jamaica Plain, the theater is celebrating its 130th season.

What attracted me to this place was the passion these people exhibit. Every time I walked into the space, for every performance, rehersal or other event, the energy just blew me away.

So, we set out to celebrate their passion, skills, and dedication.

We are about half way through the production, with plans for a show in April at the club and a book of the collection with insights from each of the subjects.

Stay tuned for more images and news from this project and others!

Richard Repetta, as "The Crooner"