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DEATH AND THE MAIDEN by Ariel Dorfman

Sidewalk Studio Theatre
Burbank, CA

Ariel Dorfman's explosively provocative, award-winning drama is set in a country that has only recently returned to democracy. Gerard has just been chosen to head the commission that will investigate the crimes of the old regime when his car breaks down and he is picked up by the humane doctor Robert Miranda. But in the voice of this good Samaritan, Derard's wife, Paulina, thinks she recognizes another man--the one who raped and tortured her as she lay blindfolded in a military detention center years before.

Relentlessly paced and filled with lethal surprises, "Death and the Maiden" is an inquest into the darker side of humanity--one in which everyone is implicated and justice itself comes to seem like a fragile, perhaps ambiguous invention. A terrifying moral thriller which combines brilliant theatricality with a clear thought and fierce compassion.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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