God of Carnage
2787 B State Street, Carlsbad, 92008
Cost: $33 - $36
Yasmina Reza's primeval farce has won several awards (an Olivier among them). In it, two couples meet to resolve a minor crisis and do a Darwinian Devolve into a major one. The play is laced with subtleties and nuances (sides changing, status levels shifting) but New Village Arts treats it as a funhouse freakshow, where the black and white costumes match the black and white set and during major combat, the lighting turns snot green. The technical overkill cartoons the characters and detracts from otherwise capable performances by Melissa Fernandes, Manny Fernandes, Jeffrey Keith Jones, and Kristianne Kurner. Worth a try.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, November 13, 2016
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm |
| Thursdays, 8pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 3pm & 8pm |