By John Logan

Directed by Ellen Fenster – Gharib

Featuring Pearce Bunting and Ben Shaw

Winner of the 2010 Tony Award® for Best Play.

February 6 – March 1, 2026

“Intense and exciting… a portrait of an angry and brilliant mind that asks you to feel the shape and texture of thoughts…RED captures the dynamic relationship between an artist and his creations.” —The New York Times.

“John Logan sends American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko into battle with his demons in this electrifying play of ideas, and the artist’s howls are pure music…Rothko is one old lion that will keep roaring until he draws his last breath.” —Variety.

Master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio on the Bowery. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing. Raw and provocative, RED is a searing portrait of an artist’s ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting.

“what emerges is something rare in modern drama: a totally convincing portrait of the artist as a working visionary.” —The Guardian (UK). Globe

RED opens Friday, February 6th and runs through Sunday, March 1st, 2026 at the Gremlin Theatre – 550 Vandalia Street, Suite 177, St. Paul, MN 55114.

Free parking is available in the huge lot on Wabash Avenue near the water tower or on the streets around the building.  There is also a lot across the street on the north side of Wabash Avenue.  Enter the Annex building via the double doors that say Gremlin Theatre next to Lake Monster brewery.

RED

ADMISSION:
Adults: $39
Seniors: $35
Under 30: Pay half price to any performance! ($19)

PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES:
Performances start at 7:30pm Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 3:00pm on Sundays.  Seating begins 30 minutes prior to show time.

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All seating is general admission.

TICKET INFO:
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