{"id":4138,"date":"2015-11-18T17:01:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T17:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/17\/furman-theatre-to-present-god-of-carnage\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T14:49:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:49:33","slug":"furman-theatre-to-present-god-of-carnage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-theatre-to-present-god-of-carnage\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman Theatre presents &#8220;God of Carnage&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenvilleonline.com\/story\/entertainment\/2015\/11\/14\/review-furman-opens-devastating-funny-god-carnage\/75774048\/\">Read Greenville News review of play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19783\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2022\/08\/god-of-carnage-cigars-sized.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19783\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19783 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2022\/08\/god-of-carnage-cigars-sized.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Sam Nelson, '16\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/397;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Sam Nelson, &#8217;16<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Furman University Theatre will present <em>God of Carnage <\/em>by Yazmina Reza Nov. 12-14, and Nov. 18-21, at 8 p.m., with a matinee showing Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. All performances take place in The Playhouse on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Theatre Arts professor Rhett Bryson directs Reza\u2019s play, which is translated by Christopher Hampton. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $8 for students.<\/p>\n<p>In the production, a playground altercation between two 11-year-old boys brings together two sets of parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tensions emerge and gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.<\/p>\n<p>A hit in London with Ralph Fiennes and in New York with Jeff Daniels and James Gandolfini, <em>God of Carnage<\/em> is described by <em>Variety<\/em> magazine as \u201cElegant, acerbic and entertainingly fueled on pure bile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furman sophomore Drake Shadwell of Dalzell, S.C. plays the role of Alan; Sarah Cushman, a junior from Aiken, plays Annette; Furman senior Sam Feigenbaum of Greenville is cast as Michael; and sophomore Jess Pinaire of Flagstaff, Ariz. is cast as Veronica.<\/p>\n<p>Rhett Bryson designs scenery for the production. Lighting is designed by Taylor Jensen. Erin Barnett designs costumes, and Dakota Adams is sound designer.<\/p>\n<p>For ticket information and reservations, call the Theatre Box Office at (864) 294-2125. Box Office opens Monday, Nov. 9 at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furman University Theatre will present <em>God of Carnage <\/em>by Yazmina Reza Nov. 18-21, at 8 p.m., in The Playhouse on campus.\u00a0Theatre Arts professor Rhett Bryson directs Reza\u2019s play, which is translated by Christopher Hampton. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $8 for students.\u00a0In the production, a playground altercation between two 11-year-old boys brings together two sets of parents who attempt to resolve the matter in a civil way. 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