Red (stage play)

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Red is a critically acclaimed stage play by John Logan that dramatizes a pivotal period in the life and career of abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko.

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instanceOf biographical play
stage play
two-hander play
author John Logan
awardReceived Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Play
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
Tony Award for Best Play
broadwayDirector Michael Grandage
broadwayLeadActor Alfred Molina
Eddie Redmayne
broadwayOpeningDate 2010-04-01
broadwayTheatre John Golden Theatre
characterPortrayedBy Ken – Eddie Redmayne
Mark Rothko – Alfred Molina
linked to: Mark Rothko
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
featuredActorTonyWinner Eddie Redmayne
focusesOn Mark Rothko's Seagram Murals commission
linked to: Seagram Murals

artistic integrity
commercialism in art
mentor–protégé relationship
genre biographical drama
drama
hasRevival 2018 West End revival
language English
mainCharacter Ken
Mark Rothko
originalCastMember Alfred Molina
Eddie Redmayne
originalDirector Michael Grandage
premiereCity London
linked to: London, England
premiereCountry United Kingdom
premiereDate 2009-12-03
premiereLocation Donmar Warehouse
producer Donmar Warehouse
revivalDirector Michael Grandage
revivalLeadActor Alfred Molina
setting New York City
Rothko's studio
subject Mark Rothko
theme generational conflict in art
the artist's relationship with patrons
the value of modern art
timePeriod 1958–1959
late 1950s
tonyAwardsYear 2010
transferredTo Broadway
writer John Logan

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Eddie Redmayne notableWork Red (stage play)
New York Theatre Workshop premiered "Red" by John Logan
linked to: Red (stage play)
Alfred Enoch stageWork Red (West End revival, 2018)
linked to: Red (stage play)