'ART'
'ART'
a
COMEDY
by Yasmina Reza,
translated
by Chrisopher Hampton
March 10, 11, 12, 13
16, 17, 18, 19 2011
Note: Performances on Sunday the 13th and 20th are matinees and begin at 2pm.
All other performances begin at 8pm.
"...sounds like a marriage of Molière and Woody Allen." - Newsweek
How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc's best friends, Serge, has just purchased such a painting. To Marc, the painting is a joke, but Serge insists that Marc doesn't have the proper standards to judge the work. Another friend, Ivan, although burdened by his own problems, likes the work. Lines are drawn and these old friends square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. Arguments become more personal. Serge gives Marc a felt pen and dares him: "Go on!" Friendship is finally tested but the aftermath affirms the power of those bonds. Absolute hilarity!