City Weekly | CW PICK: Salt Lake Acting Company: RED

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CITY WEEKLY PICK | Scott Renshaw | February 15, 2012

"...the interaction between Rothko and his young assistant/pupil also explores fascinating notions about art that build like layers on a canvas. They wrestle with the relationship between the work and the viewer; with the tension between pure art and commerce; with the inevitable antagonism between innovation and the establishment; with art as a battle with mortality; with entertainment versus discernment. Through two powerful performances, director Keven Myhre crafts a production that stares long and hard at the act of creating, in a way that creates its own uniquely vital pulse." [Read article]

 

(a man enters)

By Elaine Jarvik & Kate Jarvik Birch
Director Alexandra Harbold
Featuring Joyce Cohen, Terence Goodman, Amanda Mahoney, Deena Marie Manzanares, Jesse Peery

*EXTENDED THRU DEC. 11!*

Added performances:
Thursday, Dec. 8 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, Dec. 9 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, Dec. 10 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, Dec. 11 @ 1:00 PM 

Rosie is waiting for Dad to show up for Grandma's birthday party.  He's 20 years late.  A magical comic-drama.