Two Tony Award-winning plays, alternating nightly, one set, overlapping casts and unlimited entertainment. One is a celebrated American classic and the other a celebrated smash hit. As an SCR subscriber, you’ll see them both and experience every exhilarating moment
by Yasmina Reza
translated by Christopher Hampton
directed by Marco Barricelli
In association with University of California, Irvine
Claire Trevor School for the Arts
Department of Drama
Jan. 23 – Mar. 21, 2026
Segerstrom Stage
In gentrified Brooklyn, a playground fight between 11-year-old boys brings four parents together to resolve their sons’ conflict. At first, diplomacy rules. But as each parent reveals their demands, the living room peace summit spirals into a riotous free-for-all of opposing parenting styles, conflicting personalities and marital tensions. A brilliant and biting comedy of manners (without the manners) Variety called “Elegant, acerbic… Reza’s sharpest work since Art.”
Recommended for ages 16+
directed by Lisa Rothe
In association with University of California, Irvine
Claire Trevor School for the Arts
Department of Drama
Jan. 24-Mar, 21, 2026
Segerstrom Stage
The New York Times described this American classic as “wry and electric!” In Edward Albee’s landmark drama, George and Martha invite a young couple to their home for a nightcap. As the clock ticks into the wee hours, Nick and Honey find themselves submerged in a cocktail of clever mind games, deep-seated resentments and broken promises. Hilarious and harrowing, this unflinching portrait of a marriage ceaselessly astonishes audiences with its razor-sharp dialogue and thrilling performances.
Recommended for ages 16+
Video and Photos
The Event of the Season
Part 1
The Event of the Season
Part 2
Here's the Story
God of Carnage
Here's the Story
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
God of Carnage In this first set of photos, actors Dan Donohue, Melinda Page Hamilton, Kim Martin-Cotten and Brian Vaughn in God of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza, directed by Marco Barricelli.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In this second set, actors Gabriel Gaston, Kim Martin-Cotten, Elysia Roorbach and Brian Vaughn in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, directed by Lisa Rothe.
Honors and Reviews
Honors for "God of Carnage"
Tony Award for Best Play, 2009Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, 2009
Honors for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"
Tony Award for Best Play, 1963New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, 1962-63
Rave Reviews for "God of Carnage"
“Boisterous… Intoxicating…Funny as hell”–Orange County Register
“RECOMMENDED… Brutally funny… the fun comes in seeing four outstanding actors peel away their masks”–Stage Raw
“A masterclass in controlled escalation that these assembled actors bring to life with gratifying proficiency and with perfect delivery”–Broadway World
“Elegant, acerbic and entertainingly fueled… It’s Reza’s sharpest work since Art”–Variety
“Exceptionally funny…bound to take you by complete surprise”–NY1
“Dark and hilarious”–The New Yorker
“Superior entertainment”–Bloomberg News
Rave Reviews for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf"
"South Coast Repertory pulls out all the stops… The finest sustained work the theatre has staged since at least the pandemic”–Orange County Register
RECOMMENDED
“Kim Martin-Cotten and Brian Vaughn work their game with intense precision… Elysia Roorbach and Gabriel Gaston go deceptively deep”–Broadway World
RECOMMENDED
“Breathtakingly intense and lethally funny…a delicious ordeal… Kim Martin-Cotten’s Martha is mesmerizing and terrifying at once—she can charm, seduce and wound in the same breath. Brian Vaughn’s George is equally compelling, simmering with quiet bitterness channeled into sarcastic wit”–Stage Raw
“A wry and electric evening in the theater”–The New York Times
“A brilliant piece of writing”–New York Herald-Tribune
“Albee’s dialogue is complex, acerbic and barbed, while remining frighteningly relatable”–Broadway World
“Vicious and hilarious, timeless and worth your time”–Portland Mercury