Barrington Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd and Producing Director Richard M. Parison, Jr., continues its 2010 mainstage season with Yasmina Reza's award-winning comedy ART. This smart and funny play explores the value and meaning of both friendship and art when a (nearly) all-white painting ignites an escalating argument among three men, threatening to destroy their long friendship.
Directed by Henry Wishcamper (LCT 3's Graceland, Keen Company's Pullman Car Hiawatha), ART will run from July 22 through August 8, with an Opening Night scheduled for Sunday, July 25 at 5:00pm.The cast features Brian Avers (BSC's The Violet Hour, Black Comedy; Broadway: Tom Stoppard's Rock ‘n Roll) portrays Yvan, Michael Countryman (BSC's Ciao!; Off-Broadway Equivocation; Broadway: Mary Stuart) plays Marc, and making his BSC debut is David Garrison (Television: Married... with Children; Broadway: Wicked, Titanic) who plays Serge."'Art' is," says Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, "the kind of play I love - funny, smart, and wonderfully human. And about something all of us can relate to: friendship."The creative team includes scenic designer Robin Vest, costume designer Jenny Mannis, lighting designer Matt Richards, and sound designer Bart Fasbender. Wesley Apfel is the production stage manager.Since its premiere in 1995 in Paris, ART has been performed worldwide and translated in over 30 languages. Reza holds the record for the first woman to win the Tony Award for Best Play twice - ART in 1998 and God of Carnage in 2009. Her other works include The Unexpected Man and Life (x) 3.Videos