2010 Tony for Best Play
Red
January 16 - February 2, 2014
WRITTEN BY John Logan
DIRECTED BY Laura Gordon
“ Red offers a captivating insight into the creative process, but more than that, it illuminates an artist’s need for an audience and the terrifying vulnerability that creates.”
— Terry Byrne, The Boston Globe
“What do you see?”
Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play and 6 Tony Awards, including Best Play 2010
In a New York studio on the Bowery, famed abstract expressionist paint Mark Rothko asks his young assistant the loaded question, “What do you see?”
It’s 1958, and Rothko has just been offered the biggest commission in the history of modern art — a set of murals for Manhattan’s exclusive Four Seasons restaurant. When his new assistant challenges his artistic integrity, Rothko must confront his own demons or be crushed by the art world he helped create.
Buffeted by the swiftly changing cultural tides of the early 1960s, Red is a startling snapshot of a brilliant artist at the height of his fame, a play hailed as “intense and exciting” by The New York Times.
This production will star APT’s James DeVita.
Overture Center for the Arts
201 State St,
Madison, WI 53703
Sponsored By:
CUNA Mutual Group
Johnson Bank
MG&E
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Media sponsor:
Isthmus Daily Page
About the show
Runtime:
N/A
Performance Dates:
January 16 – February 2, 2014
Age Recommendations:
N/A
Accessibility
We strive to make our performances available to the entire community. This guiding principle captures the theater we aim to be.
We’re proud to be a resident company at Overture Center, which provides practical accessibility for a variety of needs.
