NARROWSBURG, NY — ACT Underground Theatre will present its second offering of the 2016 season with a staged reading of “Art” by Yasmina Reza on Friday, September 9, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, September 10, at 2 and 7 p.m. at Krause Recital Hall, Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main St. The staged reading features Peter Turchiano, Craig Tessler and Jim Sullivan and is directed by Wendy Kaufman.

“Art” was the winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play, and winner of the 1996 Olivier Award for Best Comedy. The Mail (London) wrote, “Reza and Hampton have an acute ear for the idiocies, trivia and petty assaults that pepper the conversation between friends…,” and the London Times wrote, “In October I called it a minor classic. Let’s change that to classic comedy, period.”

The plot revolves around Serge, who has just purchased a white painting, and his friends Marc and Ivan. As they discuss and argue about whether the painting is a joke or real art, these old friends square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures.

Tickets cost $12 for all performances. For reservations and information call 845/252-9915 or reserve at reservations@actundergroundtheatre.com.