The Shelton Theater Opens GOD OF CARNAGE Tonight
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 27, 2013
The Shelton Theater presents Yasmina Reza's GOD OF CARNARGE translated by Christopher Hampton.
Don't miss the triple-Tony-Award-winning Broadway sensation God of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza (Art). The New Yorker calls this laugh-out-loud hilarity "ninety minutes of sustained mayhem." In unanimous critical praise for its Broadway debut, God of Carnage has been hailed "first class" (The New York Times) and "scabrously funny" (USA Today) and earned the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy and three Tony Awards, including Best Play.
Two upper-middle-class Brooklyn couples meet to discuss an incident of playground violence between their sons. Though the evening begins with polite pleasantries, it quickly descends into primal madness as tempers flare, loyalties shift and the parents devolve into children. Like last season's Art, Reza ferociously and hilariously strips her affluent, over-achieving characters down to their savage core.
"An expert piece of stagecraft, and savagely funny." - International Herald Tribune
Directed by Lisa Drostova, featuring Matt Shelton and Lily Sauvage
When: Open June 27th thru September 7th, 2013. Closes September 7th.
Show times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8PM
Where: Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter St, between Powell and Mason, San Francisco
Tickets: $38 General Admission. TBA/student/senior discounts $26.
Advanced sales go to www.sheltontheater.com or call 1-800-838-3006.
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