(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Princeton Summer Theater’s 2016 season second show opens on Thursday, June 30th with Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage. After a playground fight erupts between their two young sons, two sets of parents are brought together in a meeting to resolve the matter. While they play nice at first, they soon devolve into outlandish, bickering children themselves. The 2009 Tony Award-Winner for Best Play, Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage is an energetic and hilarious triumph, showing us what is underneath the polite facade of these upper class adults.
The season continues with Tom Stoppard’s tragicomedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and Sam Shepard’s drama Fool For Love.
This summer focuses on the theme of the “Other,” as each of the four shows delves into the other side of a story or character and brings the audience to a deeper understanding of human nature. The theater goers will come away with a souvenir – a new perspective on what was once an old familiarity and an appreciation of the differences in all of us.
Performances for God of Carnage run June 30-July 3 and July 7-10, with shows at 8pm Thursday through Saturday, and 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Performances are at the Hamilton Murray Theater located on Princeton University’s campus.
Talkbacks will occur after Friday, July 1st’s evening performance with the director, cast, creative team, and Professor Brian Herrera, Assistant Professor of Theater at the Lewis Center for the Arts. The following week includes a talkback on Friday July 8th, with the cast and Princeton Summer Theater Artistic Diretor Ogemdi Ude.
God of Carnage, directed by Annika Bennett ‘15, will feature: Billy Cohen as Alan; Maddie Meyers as Annette; Jack McCready as Michael; and Olivia Nice as Veronica.
Tickets are $29.50 for general admission, $24.50 for students and matinees. To order tickets, visit http://www.princetonsummertheater.org/tickets or call the PST box office at 1-732-997-0205.
PHOTO BY Ogemdi Ude.
