Wax & Wayne — The Performance

Created and performed by Local Infinities. 200 lbs. of wax create a surreal world of lunar cycles reflecting the binding relationship between creation and destruction as two characters trade places — one emerging from a wax shell, the other plunging into a vat of molten wax. A live wax painting starts the show, calling the world into being or responding to its existence and events. The audience watches the painting take form and change and change again. At the end, the painting is turned around and is something completely different. [ See panels from the Chicago run of this show ] / Photo by Sage Reed