Museum, by Tina Howe May 13, 2007
Reston, Virginia 20191
Directed by Andy Regiec.
Enter "Museum" on the final day of "The Broken Silence," an exhibition of three fictitious American modern artists. What "art" means to its makers, their families and friends; what it conveys to collectors, curators, aficionados, browsers, wanderers, philistines, and the security guards who watch over it; how it can turn people into snobs, swine, seducers, saints, or raving exhibitionists in the blink of an eye—these are among the hilarious developments Tina Howe derives from her simple theme of people in a public space looking at an object in "Museum"—a theatrical satire of the modern art world.
"Moving and beautiful... a passionate and thoroughly personal play about the whole world. The gallery becomes a parable of humanity... a terrific 'slice of life' comedy. If Mozart had produced a segment on modern art for Candid Camera, it would resemble Tina Howe's 'Museum.'"
Official Website: http://www.restonplayers.org/season.html#museum
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Comments
mdagostino
Think twice before seeing this production....the director seemed to have missed the boat on the 'satire' in the script. A couple of good performances - the Museum guard, the Docent and the couple caught up in the electronics -cannot save the remaining performances that ranged from caricature to offensive in this badly staged, poorly lit show...