Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents ART 5/27-6/27

Pittsburgh Public Theater closes its highly successful season with Art, Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning comedy about three men and a painting. Directed by The Public's Producing Artistic Director Ted Pappas, Art runs May 27 -June 27, 2010 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Downtown's Cultural District. For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit www.ppt.org.

In Art, when Serge (Darren Eliker) buys an expensive all-white painting, he asks his friends Marc (Rob Breckenridge) and Yvan (Harry Bouvy) what they think. The question has hilarious results as it leads the guys to take sides, switch back, call each other names, talk about art, argue about friendship, trade insults, discuss philosophy, come to blows, and in the end do something that's completely surprising. Since its French premiere in 1994, Reza's smart and stylish play has received international acclaim.

Art was translated by Christopher Hampton. The design team for The Public's production is Anne Mundell (Scenic), Ted Pappas (Costumes), Phil Monat (Lighting), and Zach Moore (Sound). Ruth E. Kramer is the Production Stage Manager and Adrienne Wells is the Assistant Stage Manager.

About the Playwright
Yasmina Reza is a French playwright and novelist, based in Paris, whose multi-award-winning works have been translated into 35 languages and produced worldwide. In addition to Art, her plays include Conversations After a Burial, The Passage of Winter, The Unexpected Man, Life X 3, and A Spanish Play. Her most recent hit, the 2009 Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage, will be produced at The Public during the 2010/11 season. Reza's books include Hammerklavier; Une Desolation; Adam Haberberg; Dans la Luge d'Arthur Schopenhauer; Nulle Part; and L'Aube, le Soir ou la Nuit (Dawn, Dusk or Night). Her films include Le Pique-Nique de Lulu Kreutz, directed by Didier Martiny, and Chicas, written and directed by the author.

Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents
What: Art by Yasmina Reza
When: May 27 - June 27, 2010
Performance Schedule
Tues. through Sat. at 8 pm (except Tues., June 22 when the show is at 7 pm).
Sat. & Sun. at 2 pm (except Sat., May 29 and June 5).
There will be an additional 2 pm matinee on Thurs., June 24.
Sun. at 7 pm (except Sun., June 27).
Press Night is Thursday, June 3.
Opening Night is Friday, June 4.
Ticket Prices
$31 to $50. $15 for students and age 26 and younger.
For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit www.ppt.org