One of Marc's best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting; It's about five feet by four...and entirely white. Lines are drawn as three old friends square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. The friendship is finally tested as their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, and the aftermath of action, and its reaction, affirms the power of those bonds in this Tony Award Winning play by Christopher Hampton and Yasmina Reza.