How much would you pay for a white painting?
When Serge drops a small fortune on a nearly blank canvas, his friend Marc is appalled. Their third friend, Yvan, already coming apart at the seams, gets caught somewhere in the middle. What begins as an argument about modern art quickly becomes something sharper: a mercilessly funny reckoning with taste, ego, resentment, and everything three old friends have carefully avoided saying to one another.
Witty, vicious, and painfully recognizable, Yasmina Reza’s 'ART' asks what happens when one absurd purchase exposes every crack in a friendship... and whether those bonds can survive once someone finally picks up the pen.
'ART' is the winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play and the winner 1996 Olivier Award for Best Comedy.
ROOK'S THEATRE MAINSTAGE Autumn 2026
November 26 – December 5, 2026
Witty, vicious, and painfully recognizable,
Yasmina Reza’s 'ART' asks what happens when one
absurd purchase exposes every crack in a friendship... and whether those bonds can survive once someone finally picks up the pen.
NOV 26 – DEC 5
THE BACK HALL
95 MINUTES
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ABOUT THE PLAY
By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Stephanie Hope Lawlor
'ART'
"Don't be
pleasant.
Whatever
you
do,
don't
be
pleasant."
RUNNING TIME
Approximately 95 minutes,
no intermission
VENUE
AUDIENCE GUIDANCE
The Back Hall
130 Victoria Ave. North
Recommended for
ages 14+
CONTENT ADVISORY
Language
CHOOSE YOUR PERFORMANCE
THU
NOV 26
07.30 PM
Opening Night
FRI
NOV 27
07.30 PM
SAT
NOV 28
07.30 PM
THU
DEC 3
07.30 PM
FRI
DEC 4
07.30 PM
SAT
DEC 5
07.30 PM
Closing Night
THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM
Marc
Serge
Yvan
Director
Playwright
Translator
'ART' is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service.