With an array of expressive masks and precise movement technique, the performers are able to illuminate aspects of the human condition in a series of pieces that range from comic to bizarre to poignant. This well-crafted performance startles in its simplicity and unnerves in its power to shift perceptions with even the smallest gesture. It is a unique performance that brims with illusion, wit and humanity. The story has been told again and again, in ancient myth and fairy tales, by Shakespeare, and in a modern literature. As a metaphor, faustwork's imagery may evoke the drama of forbidden love between differing clans or races, the tension between human beings and the natural world, or most intimately, the relationship between two inherently dissimilar people who cannot bridge the gap, in spite of their love.
Gumbo is a series of vignettes ranging from the comic to poignant to bizarre.
A caravan of nearly two dozen characters provide glimpses of human nature at its quirky best, while weaving together threads of insight on the cultural and psychological aspects of the mask. For True is a monologue written and performed by Rob Faust. It is a personal and moving account of growing up in the South, where the complexities of race to race issues were sometimes illuminated by the face to face bonds of friendship. The unique twist in this performance is that the narrator transforms into his story's heroine as the action unfolds. Gwendolyn is a playful and witty dance of mind-bending visuals.