presents
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8:00pm September 11th – 27th
with an additional Sunday matinee at 2:00pm September 28th
Odd Duck Studio (Capitol Hill – 10th Avenue Between Union and Madison Streets)
1214 10th Ave Seattle, WA 98122 Phone: 206-375-8945
www.eclectictheatercompany.org
directed by Cara Anderson-Ahrens
with Mathew Ahrens, Karl Holzheimer, David Kubiczky
Tickets are available on-line at http://www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door.
THE REVIEWS: Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play. Winner of the 1996 Olivier Award for Best Comedy. "… wildly funny, naughtily provocative…" —NY Post. “… a nonstop cross-fire of crackling language, serious issues of life and art expressed in outbursts that sound like Don Rickles with a degree from the Sorbonne … Reza is a fiendishly clever writer … ART sounds like a marriage of Molière and Woody Allen …" —Newsweek. "Anyone looking for a play that is funny, sophisticated, stylish, stimulating and moving should go to ART. —Independent (London). "That such a simple plot can throw up such profound and meaty ideas about the rules that dictate art and friendship is a real treat. Reza and Hampton have an acute ear for the idiocies, trivia and petty assaults that pepper the conversation between friends … The real pleasures come from Reza's creation of three beautifully defined, original characters …" —The Mail (London). "In October I called it a minor classic. Let's change that to classic comedy, period." —London Times.
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WHAT: |
Eclectic Theatre Company presents ART by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton directed by Cara Anderson-Ahrens |
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WHO: |
Marc – Mathew Ahrens |
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WHEN: |
September 11th – 27th, Thursday – Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with an additional Sunday matinee performance on Sept. 28th at 2:00PM |
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PLAY: |
ART is a contemporary play about a contemporary friendship threatened by contemporary art. Serge (Karl Holzheimer) and his two best friends are about to have dinner together, but first he wants to show them his latest coup - a very expensive painting by one of the hottest artists around. It is painted entirely in shades of white. Marc (Mathew Ahrens), who fancies himself as Serge's cultural mentor is mystified by the purchase. Yvan (David Kubiczky), who survives by quietly going along with the consensus, is asked to choose sides. While the friends' evening proves near disastrous, the audience's evening is utterly hilarious as Reza deftly reveals truths about men and art, and the ties that bind them. |
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TICKETS: |
Regular Performances: $20 ($16 TPS, $10 Students/Seniors/Military/Veterans) and Standby comps for AEA/SAG/AFTRA/WGA/IATSE. |
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HOW: |
Brown Paper Tickets for advance sales, at the door 1 hour before show time and day-of half-price tickets ($10) at Ticket/Ticket. |
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WHERE: |
Odd Duck Studio, 1214 10th Ave, Seattle, WA on 10th Ave. between Union & Madison Streets on Capitol Hill |
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CALL: |
206-375-8945 |