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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jan 24, 2012
Closed Feb 19, 2012

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http://www.pasadenaplayhouse.org

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

What is more valuable - good art or good friends? Serge, Marc and Yvan are about to find out. When Serge drops a small fortune on a controversial painting, the sparks (and words) begin to fly as each experience the dire consequences of adhering to one's taste in art. Written by white-hot playwright Yasmina Reza (God of Carnage), this acclaimed international hit will be directed by nine-time Emmy Award-winner David Lee. David has directed many of The Playhouse's biggest hits, including Can Can, Light Up The Sky and Camelot.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Pasadena Playhouse
39 S El Molino Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Yasmina Reza's 1998 hit comedy,
Art, now at the Pasadena Playhouse under the direction of David Lee, remains a hostile, brutally funny play that will remind too many audience members of some of their own relationships. While the work is all about "art," it's really about how we interpret our own lives based on our friends' lives and decisions.

Serge (Michael O'Keefe) has bought a 5x4 white painting for 200,000 Euros (approx $275,000). One of his best friends, Marc (Bradley Whitford), is personally offended by his buddy's purchase and tries to convince his other friend Yvan (Roger Bart) towards his cause. What could have been a quibble quickly spirals into an all-out war as years of frus[...]


Reviewed by Jonas Schwartz on Jan 30, 2012

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