Art: A Play

An excellent English teacher in my junior year of high school in the late '60s had us read a number of memorable plays. We even went to see live performances, memorably an outdoor performance of "Peer Gynt"In my 70s now and in these days of Covid I've hungered to read scripts and--barring Shakespeare and Albee--have not found many others available in my local county library system. I realized I wanted to explore new-to-me playwrights. Reza popped up when I searched in Tony Awards listings. I learned that Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay were 2 of the 3 actors in Art's premiere performance, and saw that as a good sign! The 3rd was Ken Stott, but I'd never heard of him before.As an art and art history student, and seeing the eye-opening cover art for this book, my choice here was simply a no-brainer

I loved this play... I love themes about friendship.. These three friends will argue over a piece of art. One of the protagonist basically can't understand why his best friend would spend so much money on a white canvas? I love the absurdity of the theme... But that's what makes the play so special.. Funny, deep, and moving.Would we still be friends with our close friends if our ideas that we have of them would turn out to be completely different? ?? THat is the question ;-)

One of my favorite readings of all time –– a microcosm of the "whiteness" theme prevalent throughout Moby Dick. All the while, it's quite clever and comedic.

Interesting read

I use this book for a Gift basket giveaway for a theater