ART Production Diary

Joylyn R. Hopkins, director

When I first read this play, I didn't like it very much. It's a translation and I kept wondering what I was missing. The dialogue, and it's all about the dialogue, didn't jump off the page at me. But there was something about this play compelling me to read it again. I knew I had to come back to it. I asked some friends to read it aloud with me. It was like a lightening bolt. I was suddenly enthralled. I *had* to do this play.

I tease the guys during rehearsals that the play is such a commentary on men, or at least as they appear to women. Reza seems to have great insight on relationships between men.

I'm really grateful to be working with this cast. They're super talented and a lot of fun as well. It's a great format to present them in. Not every actor can pull off the staged reading. The focus, the responsibility, rests completely on them. And the energy I get from them is more valuable than I have words for.

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Omaemoda Productions presents a staged reading of Yasmina Reza's ART

ART
By Yasmina Reza
Translation by Christopher Hampton

Tuesday, April 19 & Wednesday, April 20
Happy Hour, 6 pm; Reading 7 pm

Luna Books: 1633 P Street, NW

How much would you pay for a white painting?

Three friends discuss the aesthetics of a newly acquired painting and
its implications on their relationship.

Directed by Joylyn R. Hopkins; featuring Barron J. Weyerhaeuser, Jason
LaGarde, Benjamin Naramore and Laura Ochs.

Suggested donation $10/Pay what you can

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