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The Day On Which a Man Dies (an Occidental Noh play)

Short Play, Drama  /  2w, 2m

Tennessee Williams

"Does life have room for death?"

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental

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Summary

"Does life have room for death?" asks the Japanese narrator of this play about an American artist and his mistress ending their volatile relationship in a Japanese hotel. As the artist takes his life, the narrator examines his suicide from both Eastern and Western points of view.

History

The Day on Which a Man Dies premiered at Links Hall in Chicago, IL in February 2008 under the direction of David Kaplan.

Keywords
Performing Groups
THE ORIENTAL
MAN
WOMAN
SECOND STAGE ASSISTANT

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Authors

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) explored passion with daring honesty and forged a poetic theatre of raw psychological insight that shattered conventional proprieties and transformed the American stage. The autobiographical The Glass Menagerie brought what Mr. Williams called “ ...
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