Kafka's The Trial
Closed 1h 30m
Kafka's The Trial
71%
71%
(6 Ratings)
Positive
67%
Mixed
33%
Negative
0%
Members say
Thought-provoking, Ambitious, Relevant, Intelligent, Absorbing

About the Show

Sextant Productions presents this stage adaptation of Kafka's classic novel, a strange, comic, and poignant tale of one man’s absurd quest to be given the rights of a citizen and afforded the dignity of a human being. 

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Critic Reviews (2)

BroadwayWorld
April 30th, 2018

"The intimate show adapted by Andrew Visnevski is brilliantly done with a talented cast of five luring the crowd into a dubious and unnerving world...Incorporates both historical anxieties of a shattered civilization to today's own bureaucracy fears...With a mix of humor and tragedy, 'The Trial' is a promising show that like the novel, sends the audience into a dark, unknown territory that is both captivating and terrifying."
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N
May 2nd, 2018

"Josef's descent into the irrational underworld of power is told scene by scene -- grotesque, satirical, pathetic, and fantastic until his inevitable demise...Visnevski's adaptation is economical and theatrical...Dense script...Lee directed the work so 'eerily relevant to our own turbulent moment' and shares with the ensemble of actors...Perceptive works of art, such as Kafka's writing, endure beyond the transient and fashionable."
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