What Critics are Saying . . .
". . . Martin creates thoughtful dialogue on the subject of art versus science as the leading force for the century. ... In the hands of director Scott D. Pafumi, the production is skillfully rendered and certainly pleasing ... the real-life intimacy of the company contributes to strong onstage relationships as well. Mark Rhea ... captures Picasso's artistic energy.... Susan Marie Rhea stands out as a randy barmaid... ."
Full Review: Washington Post Review by Michael Toscano
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Steve Martin’s Play At Keegan A Masterpiece
 ". . . Man, this ensemble is good! . . . .Mark Rhea delivers a Picasso made whole and understandable, contradictory parts and all. His Picasso is - as Anthony Burgess once described Napoleon - a machine on top of an animal; a shrewd calculator in art and commerce driven by a ferocious carnal appetite. Crude and open as he is, he is also extremely vulnerable, and one can see why Suzanne melts for him. . . Eric Lucas as Einstein . . . dazzles us. . . It is one of the best performances on a Washington stage I have seen this year. . . .Keegan’s Picasso was hilarious, touching, moving, and sweet. Pafumi has come to understand this play about as well as it can be understood. As Einstein points out, the sky is populated with billions of stars. For the next two weeks, they will be shining on the Gunston Center."
Full Review: DC Theatre Reviews reviewed by Tim Treanor
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 "Steve Martin would be happy with this version by The Keegan Theatre, currently playing at the Gunston Arts Center in Arlington. . . . Artistic director and founder of Keegan, Mark Rhea, plays Picasso and Keegan co-founder, Eric Lucas, plays Einstein. Rhea plays Picasso as he might have been back then, full of life—and Lucas is more reserved and scholarly as Einstein. . . Among the many fine actors are Rhea’s wife, Susan Marie, as a bartender and Lucas’ wife Kerry, as a mysterious Countess. . ." Reviewed by Rich Massabny
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"Directed with a flair for visual humor by Scott D. Pafumi, Keegan's Picasso at the Lapin Agile is a fast-paced 90 minutes of inspired goofiness ..... a sublime blend of the cerebral and the silly." Reviewed by Doug Krentzlin
Full Review: DC Examiner reviewed by Doug Krentzlin
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Critics' Choice  "When the Keegan Theatre tackled Picasso at the Lapin Agile they did so with gusto ... Comedian/playwright Steve Martin knows a lot about collecting fine art and performing absurd comedy as well as thinking about what makes geniuses tick. The Keegan knows a lot about how to translate these features with perfect timing into a fantasy that combines the physicality of the lively characters with great intelligence. Mark Rhea is a swaggering Picasso and Eric Lucas is a lively Einstein. . . For a delight of a show with insight into what art and science and all that stuff might be about...don't miss this gem." Reviewed by Celia Sharpe
Full Review: Review 4 U reviewed by Celia Sharpe
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"the production ... is a delightfully goofy flight .... Susan Marie Rhea's Germaine is both sturdily practical and slyly sensual ... Eric Lucas is likewise a perfect Einstein ... When a surprise visitor—played by Mike Kozemchak, in a royal performance—enters the building, it soars even higher. And in a final three-handed scene, it becomes a meditation on fame that's downright heavenly." Reviewed by Pamela Murray Winters
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 " . . .Einstein, played with exquisite eccentricity by Eric Lucas . . .captures Einstein's offbeat sensibility, questioning everything and seeing the universe in mundane objects. . . Einstein and Picasso square off in a western-like drawing duel, but soon come to appreciate each other's unique vision of the world. . . Martin clearly relishes his characters' touching naiveté. . ." Reviewed by Brian Trompeter
Full Review: Sun Gazette reviewed by Brian Trompeter
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"Scott Pafumi directs this production with an eye toward the more intellectually interesting issues Martin chose to deal with. . . Susan Marie Rhea is a bright delight as the barmaid who is the bartender's girlfriend. Also doing fine light comedy work is Eric Lucas as Einstein . . . he throws off light lines here with aplomb. . ."
Full Review: Potomac Stages reviewed by Brad Hathaway
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