The Academy Players of Fairfield University present "God of Carnage" by Yasmina Reza

After an 8-year hiatus, The Academy Players return with a production of “God of Carnage” by French playwright Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton: “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 principals in tatters” (Dramatists Play Services, Inc.). The cast includes professors Sonya Huber (English), Jerelyn Johnson (Modern Languages and Literatures), Dennis Keenan (Philosophy), and Nels Pearson (English).

Sept 10-13, 7:30pm

Sept 14, 2pm 

Wien Experimental Theatre, Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Post-Performance Discussion Facilitators 

After each performance, the following faculty members will lead a discussion of the play through the lens of their respective disciplines:

September 10:             Dr. Upasana Dutta, Department of English

September 11:             Dr. Hadley Cooney, Department of Philosophy

September 12:             Dr. Mary Kate Holman, Department of Religious Studies

September 13:             Dr. Aaron Weinstein, Department of Politics

September 14:             Dr. Ashley Byun, Department of Biology

The Academy Players of Fairfield University is an amateur theater company comprised of faculty and staff. This production of “God of Carnage” is a continuation and expansion of the integrated academic engagement initiative started fourteen years ago with the production “Perpetual Peace” (2011), then expanded with “Glengarry Glen Ross” (2012), “Way to Heaven” (2013), “Life of Riley” (2014), “All in the Timing: Five Short Comedies by David Ives” (2016), and “Life Sucks” (2017). 

Please encourage your students to attend and discuss in your classes – it is a fitting play for the times we find ourselves in! 

Tickets are free for faculty, staff, and students; $20 for all others. Contact the Quick Center for tickets: www.quickcenter.com. 

For more information, please contact either Jerelyn Johnson (jjohnson@fairfield.edu) or Dennis Keenan (dkkeenan@fairfield.edu).  

Sponsored by The Office of the Provost and the John Charles Meditz College of Arts & Sciences