Art
by Yasmina Reza
Directed by Roy Steinberg
July 19th – August 27th
Tuesday – Sunday at 8 PM
“This intelligent, rapid-fire comedy, sparkling with verbal wit, explores the power of art to engage the imagination and the enduring bonds of friendship in the face of…the ridiculous.”
– BroadwayWorld.com (2022)
Set in Paris, this Tony Award-winning play focuses on the meaning of art and the meaning of friendship. The art in question is a solid white painting, and the friendships put to the test are between the man who bought the painting and his two friends who come to see it. This comedic play features a battle of wits and words between the trio of friends as they grapple with age-old questions about art, relationships, and themselves.
Special Show Dates:
- Wednesday, July 19: Preview Night with discounted tickets
- Thursday, June 20: Opening Night with Post-Show Party
- Friday, August 4: Best Value Night – All tickets available at the best value price of $35
- Sunday, August 19: Pay-What-You-Wish Rush tickets – All available tickets on the day of the performance can be purchased at the box office for whatever price you wish to pay. Starts one hour before curtain, cash only.
Age Guide: 16+
Running Time: 90 minutes, no intermission
Advisory: This play contains adult language and mature content themes.
* Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play *
* Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy *
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Yasmina Reza (playwright) Yasmina Reza is a French playwright and novelist based in Paris whose works have all been multi-award winning, critical, and popular international successes. Her play God of Carnage (2012) won the Olivier and Tony Award for Best Play and a film version, directed by Roman Polanski, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Her play Art won Olivier, Tony, and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best Play. The National Theatre production of Life (x) 3 received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Play.
Other plays include Conversations After a Burial, The Passage of Winter, The Spanish Play, and The Unexpected Man. Her new play, How You Talk the Game (Comment vous racontez la partie), was printed in France in March 2011. Ms. Reza has written several novels, the last of which, Dawn, Dusk, or Night (Knopf 2008), has been translated worldwide. Her first movie, Chicas, with Emmanuelle Seigner and Carmen Maura, ran in Europe in March 2010. More crew information coming soon!
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