Death and the Maiden
An unforgivable act, an unforgettable sound.
Minneapolis Theatre Garage
711 West Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis
November 7 - November 30, 2008
In a nameless country a woman is tortured and raped by a band of unknown captors. The only sounds that accompany her screams are the voice of the mysterious doctor who directs her attackers and an endless recording of Schubert's Death and the Maiden. Years later, when Paulina and her husband Gerardo welcome a stranger into their home, she immediately recognizes the man's voice as that of the doctor. Seeking retribution, she kidnaps him and insists that he confess. But does she have the right man? Written by former Chilean exile Ariel Dorfman, Death and the Maiden is a dramatic meditation on ethics, memory, and forgiveness. nimbus co-Artistic Director Liz Neerland directs.
Reviews of Death and the Maiden:
- TC Daily Planet: Emotional gymnastics in Nimbus's "Death and the Maiden", by Jon Behm
- How Was the Show: Death and the Maiden at Minneapolis Theater Garage on 11/8/08 , by David DeYoung
- Star Tribune: Regime Change, by Graydon Royce
- City Pages: Torture Gets Personal, by Quniton Skinner
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Dramatis Personae
| Director: | Liz Neerland |
| Set Design: | Ursula K. Bowden |
| Lighting Design: | Kate Hanson |
| Sound Design: | Erik Hanson |
| Costume Design: | Andrea Gross |
| Paulina: | Delta Rae Giordano |
| Gerardo: | Matthew Greseth |
| Roberto: | Gabriele Angieri Jr. |
| Board Operator: | Phillip Rudy |
| Box Office Manager: | Tanya Lobao |
| Publicity Photography: | Jon Behm |
| Crew: | Jill Hoeft, Tanya Lobao, Rob Roberts, Mitchell Frazier, Ariel Pinkerton, Josh Cragun, Alex Meyer |