2011/2012 Landmark Group Mainstage Series

The 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Play

CANADIAN STAGE/VANCOUVER PLAYHOUSE/CITADEL THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION

By JOHN LOGAN
Directed by KIM COLLIER

Starring Jim Mezon and David Coomber
Canadian Stage Media Release

February 11 – March 4/12
in the Shoctor Theatre

New York in the late 50s – famous abstract painter Mark Rothko has been commissioned to create a series of murals at an upscale restaurant.
Is Rothko selling out?
Or is this his chance to reach the commercial audience he despises?

“Intense and exciting… Captures the dynamic relationship between an artist and his creations.” - New York Times

Approx. 100 minutes with no intermission

Read Foreshadowing with Colin MacLean on Red.

Local Reviews

“Look at it. How does it make you feel? It makes me feel inspired, conflicted, sad, joyful and amazed.” – Finster Finds
Click here for the full review.

What do you see at Citadel’s Red production? Vivid colour, compelling acting – Liz Nicholls, the Edmonton Journal.
Click here for Liz’s full review.

Click here for the Sound and Noise review courtesy of Ana Osorio.

Click here for Bill Rankin’s Edmonton Arts review.

Local Press

Click here for a Breakfast Television segment featuring The Paint Spot’s Kim Fjordbotten.

Click here for Liz Nicholls’ preview interview with director Kim Collier.

Click here for an interview with director Kim Collier from VUE Weekly.

Early REVIEWS of Red from the recent run at Canadian Stage in Toronto:

Toronto Star
BlogTO
Globe and Mail
Toronto Sun
National Post
NOW Magazine
The Grid
Classical 96.3 FM
Torontoist
Theatromania
Mooney on Theatre
Stage Door
Theatre Isn’t Dead
The Arts Scene
The Toronto Review of Books
The Scene in TO
Fab Magazine
A.V. Club Toronto
PositiveLite.com
Torotoicity
Lynn Slotkin
Toronto Standard
UrbaneBloc

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