'God of Carnage' at SUNY Orange

MIDDLETOWN — SummerStar Theatre begins its 14th season this month when it offers six performances of “God of Carnage,” a “comedy of manners without the manners.” The show is funny, but deadly serious at the same time. Written by Yasmina Reza, “God of Carnage” centers around a playground fight between two boys which brings the parents together. It's then we find adults have a much larger playground but just as many fights.

Max Schaefer will direct “God of Carnage.” The cast includes Terence Burke, Jim Quinlan, Candice O’Connor and Marie DuSault. Due to construction on the Middletown campus of SUNY Orange, SummerStar's production of "God of Carnage" will not be performed on the Orange Hall Theatre stage, but will be performed on the stage of the Shepard Student Center.

Show times for “God of Carnage” will be 8 p.m. for Friday and Saturday evening performances on June 21, 22, 28, 29, along with 3 p.m. Sunday performances on June 23 and 30. Ticket prices are $20 general admission; $16 senior citizens, faculty, staff and alumni; $12 students; and free for active duty military personnel. Group rates (10 or more) are available. For information, call 845-341-4790. Tickets may be purchased online at www.summerstartheatre.com.

SummerStar Theatre received five “Best of” awards for 2012, including best play (“The Little Dog Laughed”), best musical (“The Last Five Years”), best stage actor (Jonathan Bulla, “The Last Five Years”), best stage actress (Candice O’Connor, “The Little Dog Laughed”) and best director (Jim Quinlan, “The Last Five Years”). Both O’Connor and Quinlan are featured in “God of Carnage.”

Light refreshments, including fruit, cheese, cookies and beverages, will be served before the show. There is no intermission.

The Shepard Center is located on South St. diagonally across from the Morrison Hall Mansion. Use the side entrance of the building.