TheaterWorks Opens RED, 3/23

TheaterWorks presents the Connecticut premiere of RED by John Logan. RED is a raw and provocative exploration of an angry but brilliant artist - master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko. In well-wrought language, John Logan creates a totally convincing portrait of Rothko as a visionary. A superbly taut and compelling drama, this Tony Award winning play imagines a series of confrontations between Rothko and his young assistant, Ken.

Tazewell Thompson, who staged TheaterWorks’ celebrated productions of Broke-ology, God of Carnage, RACE, The Mother----- With the Hat, and The Sty of the Blind Pig directs Jonathan Epstein (Rothko) and Thomas Leverton (Ken) in RED, the third play of the company’s 26th Season.

Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio on the Bowery. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing. RED creates a searing portrait of an artist's ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.

The production’s design team includes Donald Eastman (Sets), Harry Nadal (Costumes), Stephen Quandt (Lights), and J Hagenbuckle (Sound). Production Manager is Michael Lenaghan.

For seats call (860) 527-7838.