Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Fay Kanin

Michael Kanin

Drama Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin Characters: 6 male, 3 female Exterior Set The famous stories of Akutagawa were adapted for Broadway for Claire Bloom, Rod Steiger, Akim Tamiroff and Oscar Homolka. The wife of a Samurai officer is assaulted and her husband killed by a roving bandit. Contradictory versions of what happened are reenacted at the trial by the bandit, the wife and the dead husband who speaks through a sorceress. Each version is true in its fashion.

A Drama in Two Acts

Rashomon

Rashomon is a story made famous in the 1951 classic film by acclaimed Japanese film director, Akira Kurosawa. Based on a short story by Japanese author Akutagawa, it tells the tale of an encounter between a robber, a traveler and his wife.All three gi\ve their version of an encounter on a mountain track which alters their lives forever. In a series of conflicting statements the protagonists undermine our confidence in distinguishing between subjective and objective, truth and fiction.

Comedy / Characters: 8 male, 12 female Scenery: Interior A Broadway hit about a liberal Congresswoman who returns to her old school as an honorary visitor. Since her wartime experiences in Europe, she has devoted herself to the task of acquainting people with the horrors of war. That is why she has brought a documentary with her to be shown to the young graduates. The movie is considered harsh and improper by the trustees, so she has a fight on her hands. The conflict exposes the president a

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