Death and the Maiden
by Ariel Dorfman
Directed by Rod Isaac
Auditions: Sept. 12 & 13 @ 7pm
The Theater Within
1125 Spruce St.
Indianapolis, IN 46203
Performances: Nov. 5-20, 2010
Tony award winning Glenn Close, Richard Dreyfuss and Gene Hackman starred on Broadway in this political thriller. Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson starred in the movie version. Set in an unnamed country that is, like the author's native Chile, emerging from a totalitarian dictatorship, the play explores the after effects of repression on hearts and souls. Paulina Escobar's husband Gerardo is to head an investigation into past human rights abuses. A Dr. Miranda stops at the Escobars' to congratulate Gerardo. Paulina overhears them speaking and is convinced that Miranda supervised her prison torture sessions. She ties him to a chair and conducts her own interrogation, gun in hand. Escobar doesn't know whether to believe his distraught wife or his persuasive new friend. This white knuckle thriller is a riveting intellectual and emotional tug of war.





