Would you go as far as these three young friends do to solve a "quarter-life crisis"? To learn the answer, you must catch Theatre Horizon's latest production, titled "The Credeaux Canvas," running at Centre Theater through May 1. Photo by Cherie Tay.
These are the questions facing the characters in “The Credeaux Canvas,” Theatre Horizon’s contribution to the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts.
Written by Keith Bunin, “The Credeaux Canvas” follows three young people in New York, all attempting to make it in a city full of artists with a shared dream of fame.
Winston (Andrew Kane) is a painter struggling to find his own style, despite an art education forcing him to emulate the masters. He is a loner who observes humanity but avoids forming real relationships. Kane does a marvelous job of embodying a cool, self-absorbed artist.
His roommate, Jamie (Chris Bresky), is an over-exuberant Realtor with daddy issues and a dark past that he hides by attempting to create a new family around him. Bresky has a challenging role, successfully taking his character from the peaks of excitement to the depths of despair in a short amount of time.
Jamie’s girlfriend, Amelia (Clare O’Malley), wants to be a singer, but has hit rock-bottom after losing her job as a waitress. O’Malley shines as Amelia breaks down and is forced to admit she cannot count on anyone, especially herself. Her vulnerability is heartbreaking and believable.
To escape an impending life of instant noodles and tap water, Jamie comes up with a plan.
He talks Winston into mimicking the style of Credeaux, a little-known artist whose work is slowly gaining value in the trade. They plan to sell the fake painting to Tess (Susan Giddings), a rich art collector, and live off the small fortune.
Credeaux was famous for his paintings of prostitutes. In the years since his death, the paintings have been scattered and many remain unaccounted for. Jamie wrangles Amelia into the scheme as a reluctant nude model.
While modeling for the painting, Amelia opens up to Winston about her feelings for Jamie and her fear of failing in her career.
As the time to sell the painting approaches, secrets growing among the three friends cannot be ignored much longer.
When Tess arrives to view her painting, she sees the stories hidden inside the brush stokes. Giddings balances the gullible widow side of Tess with the intuition of someone who appreciates art quite nicely. Watching her interact with Bresky and Kane is very entertaining.
“The Credeaux Canvas” is for mature audiences only, as there is an entire scene with complete male and female nudity.
Source: http://montgomerynews.com/articles/2011/04/19/entertainment/doc4dadf7d79e813459347880.txt
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