ESEMPLASTIC LLC
Canvas
Previously named Residuum, Canvas is the story of an artist struggling to find a coherent aesthetic and balance his love for art, a woman, and his brother. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s letters to his brother Theo, it is an epistolary piece set in modern day Chicago.
It's Official!
Canvas has been picked up for distribution by with Tom Cat Films / Summer Hill Films.
Mackenzie Wiglesworth
Casey Chapman
CAST
Casey Chapman originally helms from South Carolina and moved to Chicago after receiving a degree in theatre performance. Chapman won the best actor award at the International Film Awards Berlin (IFAB) film festival and New York City Independent Film Festival in 2013 for his performance in "Mother's Milk" directed by Edward Pionke. Along with staring in Residuum, he can be seen in "City of Lust" which is currently on all VOD platforms. He just wrapped production on "Hell Town" by directed by award winning directors Steve Balderson and Elizabeth Spear. His short film "Esperanto" which he co-wrote and stared in played at the Bloomsbury Film Festival, and he can also be seen in the short film "Trupiak" by StudioBema productions. Chapman is also heavily active in the Chicago theatre scene performing in over 30 productions in 9 years. He has originated roles in 3 world premieres with the avant garde -European influenced Trap Door Theatre, as well as working with Profiles Theatre, Bailiwick, Oracle, Broken Compass, Black Elephant, marketing with Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, and more. He is currently attached to star in director Edward Pionke's third feature film "Asymptotes".
Michael Peters
Michael Peters is a Chicago-based actor, proud to make his feature film debut as Tom in RESIDUUM. As a stage actor he has appeared in dozens of theatrical productions, including Joseph Jefferson Award-winning turns in The Hypocrites' production of CABARET and THE HISTORY BOYS at TimeLine Theatre. He's also a proud co-founder and ensemble member of The New Colony, a devised theater company focusing on new works, and winner of Broadway in Chicago's Emerging Theater Award in 2011. A 2005 graduate of Columbia College Chicago, he is recently married, and resides on Chicago's Northwest side with his new wife. IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5460179/?ref_=tt_ov_st
Greg Callozzo
Mackenzie Wiglesworth's truthful performance as Kim in Mother's Milk won her 2 best actress nominations and 1 win. She moved from Kansas to Chicago to pursue theatre and film after completing her theatre degree at the University of Kansas. After Wiglesworth’s Chicago stage debut in Euphoria Productions’ Republic County, she was featured in the Chicago Filmmaker’s student short, “Who Will Save Us Now?”. Wiglesworth next worked with Toasty Woasty Productions on the web series, “The Doc Kings”. Other web series credits include, “Classholes” , and “Beeswax”.
Vanessa Hughes
Vanessa Hughes well repected and critcally acclaimed Chicago-based actress who is proud to be working on Esemplastic's second film Residuum. Vanessa made her first appearance with this wonderful company as Claude's mother in Mother's Milk. Selected stage credits include: Blithe Spirit (Violet Bradman), Six Dead Queens & An Inflatable Henry (Anne Boleyn), Comedy of Errors (Courtesan), Servant of Two Masters (Smeraldina), Perseus and Medusa (Dane), Twelfth Night (Olivia) and The Real Inspector Hound(Cynthia Muldoon) . You can also hear Vanessa’s voice on the soundtrack for Even Trade (www.imdb.com). She holds a BA from Valparaiso University, is a company member of Piccolo Theatre and is represented by BNB Chicago.
Jimmy Chung
Jimmy Chung is a professional sleight of hand artist, musician, comedian and actor who has been on stages nationwide and in films/commercials worldwide. For more information visit: JimmyChungTalent.com
Greg Callozzo is a writer-performer based in Chicago, trained at Boise State University, DePaul University, the Second City Conservatory, iO and Annoyance. He's a member of Under the Gun Theater's performing ensemble, Sqeeze Play. He most recently appeared as the 1950s Host in Dream Theater Company's original show, Women! A Comedy (d/ J. Menekseoglu). Prior to that he played Gerard DePardieu in the absurdist work from the writing team of LoTruglio-Showalter-Wain, SEX a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs (d/ A. McMahon). He has directed pieces for Dream Theater Company and Under the Gun Theater. He loves his beautiful wife Susan and amazing kids Veronica and Peter for supporting him whenever "dad's doing another project."
Benjamin Nicholson
Benjamin Nicholson is an actor, known for Thriller Theater! (2011), Void (2014) and Decrypted (2012). Imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4053637/
Amy Rapp
Amy has been acting in Chicago for over a decade, with companies including TimeLine, InFusion, Profiles Theatre, Victory Gardens, Collaboraction, and New Leaf Theatre. Her film work includes commercials and several feature films, most recently the SAG feature “Tonight’s Special.” During and since graduating from The Theatre School at DePaul, Amy studies acting under Catherine Head and Peggy Roeder. She can be seen in the upcoming pilot "The Incident", and on stage in "The Barber of Seville" at the Lyric Opera and "Folkbound" with Duplicity Ensemble. website: www.amyrapp.com
Mark ViaFranco
An alumni of the Juilliard School he has landed and centralized himself in the Chicago theater and film community. He has preformed and understudied at the Goodman Theater, Victory Gardens Theater. He has been featured in several national commercials and stars in the feature length film "Heaven is Hell". Happy to have a cammio in Residuum he would like to thank the entire cast and crew.
CREW
Edward Pionke
Writer/Director
Craig Harmer
Director of Photography
Josh Timmer
Audio Recorder
Alyson Lyon
Makeup Artist
Dana Scott
Camera B Operator
CREDITS
Stephen Ormand …………………………………………Casey Chapman
Christina Mesuda..…………………………………..….Mackenzie Wiglesworth
Thomas Ormand ………………………………………..Michael Peters
Vanessa ……………………………………………………….Vanessa Hughes
Jacoby …………………………………………………………Chris Boykin
Victor ………………………………………………………….Jeremy Clark
Prostitute …………………………………………………..Hannah Phelps
Anthony ………………………………………………………Anthony Freeman
Nude Model ……………………………………………….Anya Clingman
Waiter 1 ……………………………………………………..David Wrigley
Waiter 2 ………………………………………………….….Gabe Franken
Julia …………………………………………………………….Brianna Baker
Dale ……………………………………………………….……Jimmy Chung
Mark ……………………………………………………….….Greg Callozzo
Man at Art Fair………………………………………..….Mark ViaFranco
Girlfriend at Art Fair …………………………………..Amy Rapp
Carol Ryan ………………………………………………….Carol Ryan
Woman at Carol Ryan’s tent ………………………Stacey Heeb
2nd Man at Art Fair …………………………………….Benjamin Nicholson
Waitress …………………………………………………….Lydia Ellis-Curry
Opera - Pinkerton ……………………………………..Nicholas Tonozzi
Opera - Suzuki …………………………………………..Alexandra Tanico
Opera - Butterfly ……………………………………… Emily Becker
Contributing Artists
Carol Ryan
Nancy Jensen
Carlos E. Jimenez
Fidel Rodriguez
Kevin Peleschak
Adam Marcus Nardi
Line Producer ……………………………………………….Carla Englof
Production Coordinator ……………………………….Stacey Heeb
Production Manager ……………………………………Ray Rittenberry
Locations Manager ……………………………………….Daniel De Fore
Set Director ……………………………………………………Will Huddleston
Casting Director …………………………………………….Katie Pryor
Script Supervisor ……………………………………………Kara Davison
Audio Recorder ……………………………………………..Joshua Timmer
Sound Studio Audio Recorder ……………………….John Abbey
Camera B Operator ……………………………………….Dana Scott
Back-up Camera B Operator …………………………Patrick Donoghue
Gaffer …………………………………………………………..Frank Rozik
Sound Engineer …………………………………………….Roger Walski
Beauty Make-Up Artist …………………………………Alyson Lyon
Second Beauty Make-Up Artist …………………….Stephanie Bobowski
Third Beauty Make-Up Artist ………………………..Kalousheio Marshell
Edited By
David Holcombe
Original Score By
Petter Wahlback
Director of Photography
Craig Harmer
Written, Produced and Directed by
Edward Pionke
Special Thanks To
Dennis Rowe
Greg Schertler
Jessica Lawheed
Vincent Shade
Bonnie White
Coronado Performing Arts Center
Bucktown Art Fair
Esemplastic LLC had a VIP private screening of Residuum on June 22, 2015 at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago.
Check out some of the candid shots of the night!
All photos by Kyle Schlegel