God of Carnage at Signature Theatre

Washington, DC Premiere
GOD OF CARNAGE
By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Joe Calarco


The three-time Tony Award® Winner, including Best Play. From the award-winning author of ART comes this shrewd and vicious comedy that flouts the perception of human “civility” and showcases the savage madness behind polite behavior. In the play, two upper-class New York couples meet one evening to discuss a playground incident between their sons. It doesn’t take long before the pleasantries are tossed aside and tempers begin to flare, loyalties shift, and the parents devolve into children. As she is famous for, Reza ferociously strips her over-achieving characters down to their savage core.

“An expert piece of stagecraft, and savagely funny.” – International Herald Tribune.

Authors

• Yasmina Reza