The Credeaux Canvas, Keith Bunin
The Credeaux Canvas, Keith Bunin
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The Credeaux Canvas

Author: Keith Bunin

Narrator: Hilary Swank, Shirley Knight, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2007


Synopsis

Ah, to be young, gifted, and broke! Three struggling artists swindle an art collector in Keith Bunin’s critically acclaimed play. Exploring a complex labyrinth of love, friendship and true intimacy with moon-washed delicacy, Bunin’s deft dialogue drives this beautifully constructed play to its soul-shattering climax.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance starring Hilary Swank, Chad Lowe, Shirley Knight and Jeremy Sisto.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Martin on October 28, 2022

Winston, the young painter who is the hero of The Credeaux Canvas, is criticized for packing too much into his work. The same might be said of playwright Keith Bunin: The Credeaux Canvas, an endlessly admirable and compelling piece, is finally too intricate and too jammed full of ideas to be entirel......more

Goodreads review by Stoickitten on May 14, 2019

This play has some great scenes and some meaty roles for actors. I probably would have rated it higher if it weren't for the ending going a bit more melodramatic than the rest of the play seemed to warrant, and if I weren't personally a little tired of the "model mistakes a painter's artistic apprec......more

Goodreads review by Roxana on February 16, 2015

Jamie is the disinherited son of a respected art dealer who, in an act of inspiration and desperation, convinces his room-mate, Winston, to paint his girlfriend, Amelia in the style of Credeaux. The love triangle that develops during the painting causes a lot more consequences than a forged piece of......more

Goodreads review by Lizzie on August 03, 2013

This was one of my favorite plays that I saw in college. I thought it was wonderful. There are a lot of things about the structure that just really work -- the naked, moonlit painting scene and the single-appearance art collector are both knockouts. I remember being less impressed when I reread it l......more