Southern Rep Launches New Season With GOD OF CARNAGE

Southern Rep kicks off its 25th Anniversary Season with the 2009 Tony Award Winning play GOD OF CARNAGE, by Yasmina Reza (1998 Tony Award Winning play ART), translated by Christopher Hampton (Dangerous Liaisons, Atonement). The production boasts an all-star cast of New Orleans favorites, John "Spud" McConnell, Maureen Brennan, Lara Grice and Gary Rucker, directed by comedic virtuoso, Ricky Graham.

It's great, funny show with great, funny actors. I just try to get out of the way! - Director, Ricky Graham

What starts as a civilized get-together quickly devolves into a scrappy, laugh-out-loud evening that The New Yorker calls "ninety minutes of sustained mayhem." In rave reviews for what became the third longest running play on Broadway in the past decade, GOD OF CARNAGE has been called "brutally entertaining" (NY Newsday), "the best play in town!" (New York Post) and "scabrously funny" (USA Today). The play has earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and three Tony Awards, including Best Play.

Reza's a clever playwright-she's written a comedy of manners that turns into a Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf-esque very bumpy night. With a creative team like Ricky Graham, Spud McConnell, Mo Brennan, Lara Grice and Gary Rucker the audience will not only see deftly drawn characters expertly brought to life but they'll also be lavishly entertained by the ensuing hijinks. - Artistic Director, Aimée Hayes

LISTING INFORMATION: GOD OF CARNAGE. By Yasmina Reza. Translated by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Ricky Graham. Featuring John "Spud" McConnell, Maureen Brennan, Lara Grice and Gary Rucker.
DATES: Previews September 14 - 16, Opening September 17, Closing October 9. Contact: Box Office (504) 522 - 6545 or book online at www.SouthernRep.com. PERFORMANCE TIMES: Wed-Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm
TICKET PRICES: Previews: $20 - Thursdays & Sundays: $29 - Fridays & Saturdays: $35
$10 Student Rush: Available at the door 15 minutes before curtain. Cash only. Must have valid student ID.
& INTRODUCING 2nd THURSDAY PAY WHAT YOU CAN! On Thursday, Sept 20 - You can buy tickets in advance at the regular price of $29, or PAY WHAT YOU CAN at the door!
SYNOPSIS: Winner of the 2009 Tony Award. How "civilized" are we, really? A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of parents for a meeting to resolve the conflict. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off...

Southern Rep enters its 25th season as the region's premiere professional theatre, continuing to produce bold world and regional premieres under the leadership of Artistic Director, Aimée Hayes and Managing Director, Marieke Gaboury. In addition to Southern Rep's ongoing commitment to new play development with exciting programs like 6X6, PlayLab, and DEBAUCHERY, a host of evocative main stage shows are arriving for this important Southern Rep anniversary. This fall starts with the underlying animalisms of seemingly civilized parents in GOD OF CARNAGE, followed by the trials of an ambitious artist in RED, while spring brings a fresh production of the American and New Orleanian classic, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Southern Rep offers educational programs such as free student matinees, $10 student rush tickets and Academy SRT; as well as providing an artistic home to new works in development in the annual New Play Bacchanal.

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