Ohio State University at Mansfield Theatre Department

Description

Art by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play Winner of the 1996 Olivier Award for Best Comedy One friend has just bought a $50,000 painting. It's about five feet by four, all white with white diagonal lines. He battles his two best friends over the painting as a joke, masterpiece, or vanity. Lines are drawn and these old friends square off over th canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, they border on destroying their friendships. With a dare and a felt tip pen, the friendship is finally tested, and the aftermath of action, and its reaction, affirms the power of these bonds.