Culture Shock 1911-1922

“A memorable if disconcerting theatrical event. A single 90-minute production that is likely to leave your head spinning and your anxieties about the state of humankind confirmed!”

As the world reflects on the centennial of World War I, Horizon Theatre Rep presents Culture Shock 1911-1922, an evening of German Expressionist plays that were born of the age that gave birth to it. The production, conceived and directed by Rafael De Mussa, includes “Sancta Susanna” (1911) by August Stramm, translated by Henry Marx; “The Guardian of the Tomb” (1916) by Franz Kafka (Kafka’s only play), translated by J. M. Ritchie; “The Transfiguration” (1919) by Ernst Toller, translated by Edward Crankshaw; “Ithaka” (1914) by Gottfried Benn, translated by J.M. Ritchie and “Crucifixion” (1920) by Lothar Schreyer, translated by Mel Gordon.