Friend Art
Friend art, according to a faux dictionary definition emblazoned on the wall of Second Stage's uptown theatre, is "art a friend makes that a person is forced to go see and/or support out of obligation to the friendship." With Friend Art , playwright Sofia Alvarez explores the challenges and opportunities inherent in friend art. Sitting through Friend Art (and then reading Alvarez's bio), you get the sense that this is a personal play for her. Perhaps she's been the friend creating "art"; maybe she's been the friend who has had to go see such "art"; or maybe she's been both. Friend Art focuses on four friends: engaged couple Molly (a strong Zoe Chao ) and Kevin ( Aaron Costa Ganis ), and ex-couple Lil ( Anabelle Lemieux ) and Nate ( Constantine Maroulis ). When Molly was in her 20s, she was pursuing her dream of being an actress. Now in her early 30s, she has a corporate job, one with stability and a comfy paycheck. Kevin, 32, ...