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RED

YARD DOGS ENSEMBLE presents John Logan's RED with Robert Mello and Jase Wingate. Directed by Melissa Simmons.

Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has 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 follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio on the Bowery. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing.

Raw and provocative, RED is a searing portrait of an artist's ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.

Winner of the 2010 Tony Award.

"Intense and exciting study in artist appreciation, a portrait of an angry and brilliant mind that asks you to feel the shape and texture of thoughts. RED captures the dynamic relationship between an artist and his creations." NY Times.

"Smart, eloquent entertainment - The New Yorker.

"John Logan sends American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko into battle with his demons in this electrifying play of ideas, and the artist's howls are pure music. Rothko is one old lion that will keep roaring until he draws his last breath." Variety.