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Who Played Serge in Art

Serge is a role in Art, a play that opened Broadway in 1998.

How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc's best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting. It's about five feet by four, all white with white diagonal lines. To Marc, the painting is a joke, but Serge insists Marc doesn't have the proper standard to judge the work. Another friend, Ivan, though burdened by his own problems, allows himself to be pulled into this disagreement. Eager to please, Ivan tells Serge he likes the painting. Lines are drawn and these old friends square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, they border on destroying their friendships. At the breaking point, Serge hands Marc a felt tip pen and dares him: "Go on." This is where the friendship is finally tested, and the aftermath of action, and its reaction, affirms the power of those bonds.

8 actors have played Serge in Art.

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Performer Production Opened
George Segal Broadway Art 1998
Henry Goodman Broadway Art 1998
Joe Morton Broadway Art 1998
Thomas Schall Broadway Art 1998
Tom Hewitt Broadway Art 1998
Victor Garber Broadway Art 1998
Rufus Sewell West End Art 2016
Neil Patrick Harris Broadway Art 2025

Other Roles in Art

Role Production Opened
Marc Broadway Art 1998
Serge Broadway Art 1998
Yvan Broadway Art 1998

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