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Franz Kafka ordered his friend Max Brod to burn his incomplete novel The Trial after his death in 1924; Brod edited and published it instead. Although written more than 80 years ago, the book was so prescient in its portrayal of a idly malevolent bureaucracy that it feels timeless. Christopher Gallu has written a new adaptation for Catalyst Theatre Company (where he is Producing Artistic Director), and here he steps into some mammoth shoes:... more ›

Once upon a time, I spent an extended car ride in the backseat with my six year old cousin. She was lost in her own play world, issuing a steady monologue as she went, until suddenly she hit upon a phrase that struck me. "The window has rotten teeth," she said, amid gales of laughter. To this day, I don't know what she meant. I should have asked Terry Gilliam during the Q&A after last night's Hirshhorn screening of Tideland, his latest, and by far most difficult, film. I think he might have understood. more ›