An all-white canvas with white diagonal lines. Is it art? Is it a joke? How can real art be judged or evaluated? Does it matter who the artist is? Is value based on how much you pay for something? This discussion leads three old friends into perilously funny territory as lines are drawn and they square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly banter with one another over past failures. As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, they border on destroying their friendships.

By Yasmina Reza
Translated by Christopher Hampton
'ART' is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York