Ten Unknowns
Mar 15 – Apr 24, 2005Malcolm Raphelson, master of realism, has been left behind by a trendy New York art scene intent on the flavor-of-the-month. As abstract expressionism makes his work obsolete, he fades quickly into obscurity. Thirty years pass and Malcolm, living in Mexico, finds that he's been rediscovered - his early work now being the trendy hit that it never was in his youth. When an art dealer from New York convinces him to make his comeback with a solo exhibition, Malcolm's spirit is reborn through the renewed hope for success and the discovery of a new muse. An ensuing battle of artistic temperament and generational conflict shows why Baitz (Three Hotels, A Fair Country) was named "American theater's most fascinating playwright of conscience" by the Associated Press.