Reviews
“If you’ve ever silently raged an an art snob friend, feel catharsis at Shotgun’s ‘Art’”
Lily Janiak
– SF Chronicle
“Whelan and her cast have mined every bit of humor and emotion with which Reza has imbued her play.
“wildly energetic… astounding and hysterical… delightfully intimate… the cast is nothing short of stunning”
Patrick Thomas
– Talkin’ Broadway
“The acting is uniformly first-rate.”
“I highly recommend… ‘Art’ for its touches of brilliant comedy and its perceptive understanding of friendship and the human heart.”
Emily Mendel
– Theatrius
“The choice that Shotgun Players surely made months ago… proves to be brilliant as we are in the midst of Trump’s first hundred days.”
“Totally fascinating to watch”
Eddie Reynolds
– Theatre Eddies
“Set designer Randy Wong-Westbrooke could not have done a better job of bringing Serge’s spare-but-elegant apartment to life—a perfect fit for the compact Ashby Stage.”
Barry Willis
– Stage and Cinema
“Brilliant, funny, and real”
Doug Konecky
– SF Theatre Blog
⭐⭐⭐⭐
the three characters of “Art” (played with shape-shifting virtuosity by Woody Harper, Benoît Monin, and David Sinaiko) mud-wrestle their way through this treacherous terrain, each one gaining the upper hand in turn for a minute or two at a stretch.
joshua kosman
– on a pacific aisle
“SUPERB” / “the acting is superb”
“A laugh-out-loud, thought-provoking experience”
“Whelan’s direction brings a sharp eye to to the themes of masculinity, ego, and the fragility of human connection.”
PATRICIA L. MORIN
– Front Row Reviews
“an extremely funny play, with a lot of challenging intellectual content, and articulate characters with strong emotions.”
CHARLES KRUGER
– TheatrESTORM
FROM THE AUDIENCE
“It was a wild and captivating ride, like a Pinter play turned inside out, where instead of searching for the truth in-between the lines, you’re continuously trying to figure out the truth within the lines. A great cast brings it all to the forefront!”
KELLY
“I haven’t seen a play in that long that was engaging with dialogue that kept me interested. Production was simply fantastic as were the actors. Big ethos w/o overacting. It was fantastic.”
DAWN
“It was witty and funny, I was intrigued the whole way through, the actors had me absolutely entranced. […] It’s thrilling to be that close to the actors and feel so immersed in a story… After the show, [we] couldn’t stop talking about it, saying we should tell all our friends to go see plays. We can’t wait for the next shotgun players show!”
SOPHIA
“Terrific production! Three great performances! Funny and thought-provoking – there’s substance underlying the humor.”