Rashomon

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Show Details

Dates & Times

Daytona Beach Little Theatre
May 22, 23, 29, 30, Jun 6, 1964 at 8:30 PM
May 24, 1964 at 2:30 PM

Description

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.

Production Notes

The authors' last names are misspelled as "Kanen" in the program.


Opening production for the fifth annual Florida Theater Festival in June of 1964 hosted by the Little Theater.

Historical Notes

Written by Fay & Michael Kanin. Adapted from "Rashomon" (1915), also known as "The Rashomon Gate", and "In a Grove" (1922), also known as "The Cedar Grove", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa following a script by Akira Kurosawa and Shinobu Hashimoto for Kurosawa's 1950 film of the same name. Premiered on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in January of 1959.

Ticket Prices

Ticket Type Price
General Admission $2.00

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