French writer Yasmina Reza is known for her biting, socially revealing dramas, and “God of Carnage” at Signature Theatre is no exception. This play begins as a meeting between two upper-middle-class Brooklyn couples who get together to discuss an incident of playground violence between their young sons, but Reza quickly shifts the focus to analyze not the children but their uncivilized parents.
The evening begins at the well-appointed home of Veronica (Naomi Jacobson) and Michael Novak (Andy Brownstein). James Kronzer’s white-on-white set, complete with leather furniture and abstract art, perfectly describes the Novak’s comfortable economic situation. Annette Raleigh (Vanessa Lock) and her husband Alan (Paul Morella) are visiting the Novaks to discuss the fact that the Raleigh’s son has hit the Novak’s son with a stick and damaged two of his incisors.
