MOMENTS OF TRUTH, staged reading of a new chamber musical. Music and lyrics by Caroline Altman. Book by Patricia Milton. Music Director: John-Elliott Kirk.
Directed by Caroline Altman. Cast: Caroline Altman*, Stephanie Prentice, John Patrick Moore*, and Steve Rhyne.
SYNOPSIS: This chamber musical comedy follows Nan, a mid-career fine arts painter. She loses her confidence after she is replaced in her long-term residency by an artist half her age. Her husband Gerald, an art broker, organizes an exhibit of her latest work . . . but her subtle impressionism is upstaged by ironic paintings of cows. Nan agrees to collaborate with her former art school roommate, Chloe, a scandal-ridden “shock art” photographer. The two hope to rehabilitate their careers and land a prestigious prize ~ and an exhibit ~ in New York. Their unusual project uses a lie detector to catch real-life models in “moments of truth.” As a love triangle develops under her roof, Nan begins to lose confidence in Gerald, too. She wonders: is it time to bring the lie detector into her marriage?
*Member, Actors' Equity Assocation
MOMENTS OF TRUTH, staged reading of a new chamber musical. Music and lyrics by Caroline Altman. Book by Patricia Milton. Music Director: John-Elliott Kirk.
Directed by Caroline Altman. Cast: Caroline Altman*, Stephanie Prentice, John Patrick Moore*, and Steve Rhyne.
SYNOPSIS: This chamber musical comedy follows Nan, a mid-career fine arts painter. She loses her confidence after she is replaced in her long-term residency by an artist half her age. Her husband Gerald, an art broker, organizes an exhibit of her latest work . . . but her subtle impressionism is upstaged by ironic paintings of cows. Nan agrees to collaborate with her former art school roommate, Chloe, a scandal-ridden “shock art” photographer. The two hope to rehabilitate their careers and land a prestigious prize ~ and an exhibit ~ in New York. Their unusual project uses a lie detector to catch real-life models in “moments of truth.” As a love triangle develops under her roof, Nan begins to lose confidence in Gerald, too. She wonders: is it time to bring the lie detector into her marriage?
*Member, Actors' Equity Assocation
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