2300 East Baristo RoadPalm Springs CA

GOD OF CARNAGE 3/16/25 - Sunday Matinee

by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton

Directed by Deborah Harmon

March 16, 2025 • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

DOORS 1:00pm  •  All Ages
LOCATION
Palm Springs Cultural Center
2300 East Baristo Road
Palm Springs CA 92262

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$40.00
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GOD OF CARNAGE

by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton

Directed by Deborah Harmon

March 14–23, 2025

A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn 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 the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.

 

“[A] streamlined anatomy of the human animal…delivers the cathartic release of watching other people’s marriages go boom. A study in the tension between civilized surface and savage instinct, this play is itself a satisfyingly primitive entertainment.” —The New York Times.

“Elegant, acerbic and entertainingly fueled on pure bile. It’s Reza’s sharpest work since 'Art'.” —Variety.

“Brutally entertaining…in another of Christopher Hampton’s exquisite translations, [Reza] cannily manipulates social observations that appeal to vast audiences and creates characters that bring out the best in actors.” —Newsday (NY).

“Reza has established herself as a master [of] magnificently constructed plays.” —Entertainment Weekly.

Showtimes

Opening Night Performance - Friday 7:30 pm

Saturday Matinee Performance 2:00 pm

Saturday Night Performance 7:30 pm

Sunday Matinee Performance 2:00 pm

Friday Night Performance 7:30 pm

Saturday Matinee Performance 2:00 pm

Saturday Night Performance 7:30 pm

Final Performance - Sunday Matinee 2:00 pm