Dark comedy won best play at 2009 Tony Awards
We can all be a little immature, especially when it comes to our children.
Blinn College Theatre Arts explores that idea with “God of Carnage,” an award-winning play that tells the story of two sets of parents who meet to resolve a conflict that began with an altercation between their children. But as the evening progresses, these “civilized” parents grow increasingly childish.
“All four characters are very, very selfish,” explains Blinn Theatre Arts Director Bradley Nies. “They’re really very nice and friendly at the beginning, but by the end it’s just chaos.”
Performances will be held Feb. 23-25 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Performing Arts Center on Blinn College’s Brenham campus.
Translated from the French play “Le Dieu du Carnage” by Yasmina Reza, “God of Carnage” won the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, as well as Best Play, Best Direction, and Best Actress in a Play at the 2009 Tony Awards. Nies selected the play for this season’s slate after he took several students to see it at the Alley Theatre in Houston last year.
“I like the story and the relevance to today’s society as well as the dark comedy of it all,” Nies said. “Each person represents a different personality type, and when they’re together they form the different facets of all of our personalities.”
The play will feature Joshua Blocker of Dallas as Michael, Brianda Carrasco of Cameron as Veronica, Jacob Lange of Brenham as Alan and Rebecca Flippo of Smithville as Annette. Blocker previously appeared in Blinn’s November production of “Raggedy Ann and Andy,” Carrasco was in Blinn’s production of “Blithe Spirit” last season, Lange was in “Amadeus” in October and Flippo is a veteran of Blinn’s production of “Miss Nelson is Missing.”
The play, which runs about an hour and a half, is one act without intermission. All four actors are on stage for the length of the production.
“They have very good stage presence and I knew they would all work well together, which is extremely important in this particular play,” Nies said. “Every person really is a key element to this story and if one person misses a line, the whole thing can go off kilter.”
The production will serve as Blinn College’s entry to the 2012 Texas Community College Speech and Theatre Association Play Festival at Weatherford College on March 1.
Tickets are $5. For more information, contact the O’Donnell Box Office at 979-830-4024.
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