Flynn Center for the Performing Arts :: 2009/2010 Season

In these two original theater pieces based on World War II and the Holocaust, Double Edge Theatre performs their visionary brand of dramatic expression. The Disappearance honors Holocaust survivor Maarten Soetendrop, a Belgian actor in post-war Europe whose psychological unravelling and mysterious kidnapping awaken his community to lingering post-war anti-Semitism. A haunting work with a stunning set, this show features a play-within-a-play version of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The Republic of Dreams, conceived and directed by Artistic Director Stacy Klein, explores the writings, art, and life of Polish-Jewish artist Bruno Schulz, culminating in his senseless death at the hands of a jealous Nazi. It is performed in Double Edge's signature style, incorporating text, movement, large props, puppets, and surreal changes of scene.

Between the two plays, Double Edge Theatre Artistic Director Stacy Klein will give a talk about the life of noted Jewish author Bruno Schulz, and the impetus behind the creation of The Republic of Dreams. The talk involves issues of cultural identity.

Flynn Student Matinee: Friday, November 20 at 10:30 am

Theater Training with Double Edge Theatre
TEENS & ADULTS: Saturday, November 21 from 11 am to 1 pm



FLYNNsights: Double Edge Theater Q & A
Friday, November 20 & Saturday, November 21 • approx 9-9:30 pm (open to ticket holders) • Location TBA • FREE!

Double Edge Theatre Artistic Director Stacy Klein will give a two-part lecture between their two plays. The first part focuses on the life of noted Jewish author Bruno Schulz, and the impetus behind the creation of The Republic of Dreams. The second part of the lecture delves into issues of cultural identity and self-sustaining culture.

Book Club: "The Street of Crocodiles" by Bruno Schulz
Wednesday, November 18 (note date change) at 7:30 pm; Fletcher Free Library; FREE!

The Street of Crocodiles in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where recollections of Bruno Schulz’s uncommon boyhood and of the eerie side of his merchant family’s life are evoked in a startling blend of the real and the fantastic. Most memorable—and most chilling—is the portrait of the author’s father, a maddened shopkeeper who imports rare birds’ eggs to hatch in his attic, believes tailors’ dummies should be treated like people, and whose obsessive fear of cockroaches causes him to resemble one.