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]

 

Red

By John Logan
February 8-March 4, 2012
Director Keven Myhre
Featuring Morgan Lund and Ted Powell

A Tony Award-winning play which ignites our passion and creativity as we enter artist Mark Rothko's head.
"I am here to stop your heart...I am not here to make pretty pictures!" ~Rothko