Sunday, October 28, 2007

Cate Blanchett Play Draws Mary-Kate and Uma

Cate Blanchett spent Saturday night performing in the play Right You Are (If You Think You Are) at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

Held in the Grand Rotunda of the world famous art center, Cate’s latest endeavor drew support from fellow actresses Uma Thurman and Mary-Kate Olsen, both of whom were in attendance.

Right You Are (If You Think You Are) is a re-staging of the original Luigi Pirandello work by Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli.

The following synopsis of the play tells: “Written and produced in 1917, Pirandello’s timeless work examines the fundamental ambiguity of truth, and the seductive powers of language in conjuring up a female character who may never actually appear amongst the actors on stage as they obsessively dissect her attributes and identity. Rumor and celebrity mongering become the substitute for a deeply examined life, and Pirandello, as does Vezzoli in his own art, points to these empty vessels as a means of drawing attention to existential and humanist concerns.”

After the play, the celebrities headed to an after-party, which also brought out Star Wars actress Natalie Portman.

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Enjoy the pictures of Cate leaving her Manhattan hotel to go perform, along with shots of Uma and Mary-Kate at the Guggenheim Museum (October 27). At the bottom are pictures of Cate and Natalie headed to the afterparty.