Photo Flash: Stephen Caffrey and John Ford-Dunker Star in RED, Opening Tonight at Geva Theatre Center
The enthralling, Tony Award-winning drama inspired by the life of artist Mark Rothko continues the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series as Geva Theatre Center presents RED by John Logan and directed by Skip Greer in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage now through November 15. BroadwayWorld has a look at the stars in action below!
At the height of his career, famed abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko struggles with a series of grand-scale paintings for New York's Four Seasons restaurant. When his new assistant challenges his artistic integrity, Rothko must confront his personal demons or be crushed by the ever-changing art world he helped create. An electrifying, intellectually riveting and visceral battle of wills, and the winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Play.
Making their Geva Theatre Center debuts in RED are Stephen Caffrey as Mark Rothko and John Ford-Dunker as his protégé, Ken.
RED is directed by Skip Greer (Geva productions of Doubt; Almost, Maine; Freud's Last Session; Last Gas and The Mountaintop). The design team includes Robert Koharchik (scenic design), Ann Emo (costume design), Kendall Smith (lighting design) and Dan Roach (sound design).
For this production, Geva has partnered with the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery (MAG), which has a Rothko painting, "Untitled", 1961, on display on loan from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo for Rochesterians to enjoy. Jonathan Binstock, the Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director of the MAG and an expert in contemporary art, will be the on-stage guest at a post-show discussion following the 6pm performance of RED on Tuesday, October 27.
RED opens tonight, October 24, and runs through November 15. Visit www.gevatheatre.org for more information.
Photo Credits: Colin & Ken Huth
John Ford-Dunker as Ken
Stephen Caffrey as Mark Rothko
Stephen Caffrey as Mark Rothko
Stephen Caffrey as Mark Rothko and John Ford-Dunker as Ken
Stephen Caffrey as Mark Rothko and John Ford-Dunker as Ken
John Ford-Dunker as Ken and Stephen Caffrey as Mark Rothko
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