The Art Room Program Note

“In an era when dark humor is in fashion and stress is a commonly shared condition in our society—personally, socially, economically and politically—a humor that transcends time and goes to the heart of the human need for love and capacity for happiness will always have a place in the theater. The appeal of Billy Aronson’s The Art Room is that the common metaphor is literalized: Love isn’t like madness—it simultaneously becomes a physical manifestation of madness and the humanizing aspect that connects us all.”

—Excerpt from “Director’s Note” by Renée Pastel