In this true story, a young Midwestern man (Mark Forgy) chronicles his life on the Mediterranean Island of Ibiza where he befriends, and then ends up working for a man who's life holds many secrets; Elmyr de Hory, the artist known as "The World's Greatest Art Forger."
For information about producing a remount of the 60-Minute One Act or the Full-Length Musical, please contact Kevin Bowen at tctheater@gmail.com
This video clip is from when "The Forger's Apprentice" was first produced as part of the 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival. It was remounted in 2015 at the Sabes Theater in St. Louis Park as a two-hour production with orchestra, and featured the following production team:
Cast:
Elmyr de Hory (Robert Krueger), Young Mark (Zakary Morton), Francois Corbeau (Rhett Romsaas), Mark Forgy (Todd Bruse), Agent Martine (Yvonne Freese), Carmen (Sarah Shervey), Bo Jennigns (Joseph Kastner), Sargento Primero (Ricardo Riley), The Judge (Meri Golden). Directed by Sara Pillatzki-Warzeha. Music Direction, Piano by Roderick Phipps-Kettlewell. Stage Manager, Set Design, Props by Tim Colby. Costumes by Robert Yarwood. Set Construction/Design by John W. Olive. Script by Mark Forgy, Kevin Bowen & C.S. McNerlin. Music and Lyrics by Kevin Bowen & C.S. McNerlin. Arrangements, Additional Music, Synthesizer by Martha Davis. Percussion by Kian Dziak. Guitar by Kyle Simons & Joe Filipovich. Produced by Jim McDonough Jr., Ph.D. © 2013, 2015 By Mark Forgy, Kevin Bowen & C. S. McNerlin. All Rights Reserved.