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CITY WEEKLY PICK | Scott Renshaw | February 15, 2012

"...the interaction between Rothko and his young assistant/pupil also explores fascinating notions about art that build like layers on a canvas. They wrestle with the relationship between the work and the viewer; with the tension between pure art and commerce; with the inevitable antagonism between innovation and the establishment; with art as a battle with mortality; with entertainment versus discernment. Through two powerful performances, director Keven Myhre crafts a production that stares long and hard at the act of creating, in a way that creates its own uniquely vital pulse." [Read article]

 

God of Carnage

By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christpher Hampton

October 12-November 6, 2011
Directed by John Caywood
With Darrin Doman, Nell Gwynn, Zack Phifer, Christy Summerhays

A Tony Award-winning comedy centered around two sets of parents having a cordial meeting in reaction to a neighborhood brawl by their sons. When parents parent you on parenting, the only thing left standing is the set.