Red

January 31, 2012 - February 26, 2012

By Academy Award nominee John Logan
Directed by Anders Cato

In 1958, abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko had just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art -- a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that followed, Rothko worked feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio on the Bowery. But when the assistant gains the confidence to challenge the master, Rothko must face the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing.

A huge hit both in London and on Broadway, this provocative play won six Tony Awards, including Best Play.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director David Saint and Managing Director Norma Kaplan, George Street Playhouse is a nationally recognized theatre, presenting an acclaimed mainstage season while providing an artistic home for established and emerging theatre artists. Founded in 1974, the Playhouse has been represented by numerous productions both on and Off Broadway – recent productions include Anne Meara's Down the Garden Paths, the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Drama League nominated production of The Spitfire Grill and the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play Proof by David Auburn which was developed at GSP during the 1999 Next Stage Series of new plays. In addition to its mainstage season, GSP's Touring Theatre features five issue-oriented productions that tours to more than 250 schools in the tri-state area, and are seen by more than 80,000 students annually.

George Street Playhouse programming is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Midnight in Paris in HD

Friday, February 10, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Location: State Theatre

See this presentation in HD on our larger-than-life 46’ screen. Midnight in Paris—nominated for four Golden Globes including "Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy," "Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy," "Best Director," and "Best Screenplay"—stars Owen Wilson (Wedding Crashers), Rachel McAdams (The Notebook), Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose), Kathy Bates (Misery), Adrian Brody (The Pianist), Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon), and Carla Bruni (500 Days of Summer). Director Woody Allen’s latest movie, a romantic comedy set in Paris, tells the story of a family traveling to France on business, of two young people who are engaged to be married, and an experience that would change their lives forever. It's about a young man's great love for a city, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better. Rated: PG-13