by Yasmina Reza
Winner of the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Play
April 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, & 22 at at 8:00 PM; Sunday April 15 at 4 pm, in the Black Box Theatre, Corvallis High School. Please note date changes.
Directed by Harriet Nixon, with assistance from Stacey Bostrom and John Elliott
With Amaya Egusquiza, Robert Hirsh, Harriet Nixon, and Charles C. Prince
A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.
What the critics say:
“God of Carnage is outrageously funny.” –Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week
“Ms. Reza’s streamlined anatomy of the human animal incites the kind of laughter that comes from the gut, as involuntary as hiccups or belching.” –Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“Elegant, acerbic and entertainingly fueled on pure bile. It’s Reza’s sharpest work since ‘Art’.” –Variety
“Brutally entertaining…in another of Christopher Hampton’s exquisite translations, [Reza] cannily manipulates social observations that appeal to vast audiences and creates characters that bring out the best in actors.” –NY Newsday
“Reza has established herself as a master [of] magnificently constructed plays.” –Entertainment Weekly
Note: This play contains mature themes and language; not appropriate for young children. Parental discretion advised.
The play is ninety minutes long, without intermission.
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