Yasmina Reza Is No Albee, But That Doesn’t Stop NVA’s Excellent ‘Carnage’

By Martin Jones Westlin | October 25, 2016 |

Playwright Yasmina Reza says we’re all kids at heart — and that’s not necessarily a compliment. Witness her ‘God of Carnage,’ the very good current mount at Carlsbad’s New Village Arts, and the abject childishness that so-called adults trot out when the veneers they’ve worked so hard to build are threatened. Indeed, the sins of the children are visited on those over 21.

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Despite a Shaky Foundation, Intrepid’s ‘Art’ Is Good Fun

By Martin Jones Westlin | October 2, 2016 |

There’s more to friendship than friends. While the best among them may fight about the least quaintifiable things in life, something indefinable usually draws them together against some pretty tough odds. Yasmina Reza’s ‘Art,’ latest from Intrepid Theatre Company, is a case in point — it doesn’t make a perfect logistical sense, but the production values are often a sight to behold.

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