The artist Mark Rothko has just hired Ken, an aspiring artist, to be his assistant – and errand boy. Ken discovers that Rothko's temper can run hot; but as he gets to know his boss better, he finds that Rothko has opened him up to more than just painting.
A 2010 Tony Award winner for Best Play.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Alfred Molina as Mark Rothko; Jonathan Groff as Ken; Directed by Bart DeLorenzo. Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience.
"When the first sound effects punctuate the silence, listeners know they have joined a live audience to experience this L.A. Theatre Works staged reading. Ken, a young assistant to Abstract Expressionist painter Mark Rothko, is starting his first day in Rothko's New York studio. Jonathan Groff skillfully projects Ken's hesitancy as he tries to suss out his new job, and his bigger-than-life employe
