Editing Steve Martin (section)

==== Plays ====
[[File:Steve Martin by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Martin at the 2008 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
In 1993, Martin wrote his first full-length play, ''[[Picasso at the Lapin Agile]]''. The first reading of the play took place in [[Beverly Hills, California]] at his home, with [[Tom Hanks]] reading the role of [[Pablo Picasso]] and [[Chris Sarandon]] reading the role of [[Albert Einstein]]. Following this, the play opened at the [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]] in Chicago, and played from October 1993 to May 1994, then went on to run successfully in Los Angeles, New York City, and several other US cities.<ref>[http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/history/productions/index.aspx?id=122 History: ''Picasso At The Lapin Agile''. Oct. 13, 1993 – May. 12, 1994. Steppenwolf Theatre Company] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526114120/http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/history/productions/index.aspx?id=122 |date=May 26, 2011 }}. Retrieved August 14, 2010</ref> In 2009, the school board in [[La Grande, Oregon]], refused to allow the play to be performed after several parents complained about the content. In an open letter in the local ''Observer'' newspaper, Martin wrote:  {{cquote|I have heard that some in your community have characterized the play as 'people drinking in bars, and treating women as sex objects.' With apologies to William Shakespeare, this is like calling ''Hamlet'' a play about a castle [...] I will finance a non-profit, off-high school campus production [...] so that individuals, outside the jurisdiction of the school board but within the guarantees of freedom of expression provided by the Constitution of the United States can determine whether they will or will not see the play.<ref>[http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/opinion/4066493-151/of-arts-and-sciences "Of arts and sciences". by Steve Martin. Article in ''The Observer'' (Oregon). March 13, 2009]. Retrieved December 19. 2017</ref>}}