WAR PAINTING

by Caridad Svich

Nominated for the 2025-26 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
Finalist, 2026 Blue Ink Award, American Blues Theater.
Semi-Finalist, 2026 O'Neill Playwrights Conference.
Second Round, 2026 B Street Theatre New Comedies Festival.
Second Round, 2026 Ojai Playwrights Conference.

"Our performance is survival"

In this satirical, dark comedy-drama, a wealthy couple entertain their erstwhile friend for an evening. An...

Nominated for the 2025-26 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
Finalist, 2026 Blue Ink Award, American Blues Theater.
Semi-Finalist, 2026 O'Neill Playwrights Conference.
Second Round, 2026 B Street Theatre New Comedies Festival.
Second Round, 2026 Ojai Playwrights Conference.

"Our performance is survival"

In this satirical, dark comedy-drama, a wealthy couple entertain their erstwhile friend for an evening. An innocent affair turns savage, as Western civilization itself is dismantled. What wars do we harbor in the name of art?

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WAR PAINTING

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  • Brian James Polak: WAR PAINTING by Caridad Svich
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    War Painting is a biting dark comedy that questions the value of art and relationships in the pressure cooker of the world's demise. It skewers wealth and its accompanying head-in-the-sand mentality and forces us to question what we value as everything around us collapses.

    War Painting is a biting dark comedy that questions the value of art and relationships in the pressure cooker of the world's demise. It skewers wealth and its accompanying head-in-the-sand mentality and forces us to question what we value as everything around us collapses.

    ”
casting: any gender, caste, ethnicity, ability.
three characters.
one is in their 40s-50s.
another in their early 40s.
another in their early 30s.
but casting doesnt need to be mimetic to age.

Development History

  • Reading, Lucille Lortel Theater, 2026

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