{"id":20183133,"date":"2025-07-22T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrosiliconvalley.com\/?p=20183133"},"modified":"2025-07-31T01:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:44:21","slug":"gods-of-carnage-in-saratoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrosiliconvalley.com\/gods-of-carnage-in-saratoga\/","title":{"rendered":"God of Carnage in Saratoga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Greek god of war was Ares. The Romans\u2019 god was Mars. The Norse worshiped Tyr. And the French have Yasmina Reza. Maybe that last one is a stretch, but Yasmina <em>is<\/em> the award-winning actress and playwright of the 2008 Tony Award-winning play <em>God of Carnage<\/em>. When two sets of parents of feuding 11-year-olds meet up to squash the beef in a civilized manner, it appears the adults are in control. But as the rum flows and the evening wears on, the parents devolve into childish accusations, fighting and chaos. 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