Beacon Digest

Josef K. wakes up one morning and there are two men in his bedroom. They know his name. They will not say what he did. They tell him he is under arrest, spend ten minutes talking to each other about moisture and mice, and then suggest he go on in to work. Nobody in this play gets an answer. Not from the court, which never convenes. Not from the lawyer, who cannot help. Not from the clerk, who is genuinely sorry and is not permitted to say why. The first people to hear it thought it was funny. Max Brod, who published the novel after Kafka’s death, wrote that when Kafka read the opening chapter aloud to his friends, everybody laughed, Kafka included, so hard that there were moments when he could not read any further. Productions since have mostly gone the other way, into dread and nightmare. This one goes back to the room where everybody was laughing. Five actors play twenty-five parts. In a court where nobody identifies themselves and the judge is never present, the faces keep changing. It is done in Savage Wonder’s flash to bang style: rehearsed the day of and up that night, fully staged and ambitiously blocked, with no props, no costumes, and actors on book. Every performance is different. None of them are safe. Adapted from the German and directed by Founding Artistic Director Christopher Paul Meyer. Casting by Jenn Haltman. Produced in accordance with Actors’ Equity Association. Bites & Cocktails Your ticket includes curated food and cocktails crafted by The Grape Rebellion.

Featuring, Ana Anderson, Dylan Crow, Mike Labaddia, & Viet Vo *Denotes a member of Actor’s Equity The Trial · Instructions Your ticket is all-inclusive & begins at 6PM. Doors open on time. The proceedings begin on time.Seating is limited and arranged as part of the performance environment. All performances have limited capacity and may sell out. Tickets may be released through the waitlist as available. Walk-ins are welcome to inquire; seating is not guaranteed.

Location Details: The Parlor