Kafka On The Shore at Spooky Action Theater

Kafka On The Shore

Spooky Action Theater
1810 16th St NW Washington

The greatest strength of the story is that none of the riddles are ever solved. Beautifully adapted by Frank Galati, the play acts as a kind of kaleidoscope of images and characters who morph, combine, and fall into patterns of perfect dream logic.

Thru - Feb 24, 2013

Thursdays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 3:00pm

Price: $25

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 301-920-1414

Running Time: 2 hrs, 40 mins with 1 intermission

www.spookyaction.org

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DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Spooky Action Theater has wrapped their creative story telling capabilities around Haruki Murakami's mysterious, dream weaving story Kafka On The Shore. Adapted by Frank Galati and wonderfully directed by Rebecca Holderness, this play is an intellectually engaging look at the unexpectedness of life, the nature of fate, and the importance of dreams."

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- Erica Laxson

Washington City Paper - Somewhat Recommended

"...Which is not to say there aren't things to enjoy in this dream-logic riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a puzzle, dropped into the basement of a church and peopled by an appealing cast. Al Twanmo radiates a humble dignity as Nakata, nicely keyed to the same guileless wonder with which Michael Wong invests his Kafka. As Sakura, a mystery woman who shelters and soothes Kafka, Jennifer Knight has a sultry vocal authority. Dane Figueroa Edidi is a ballerina in blue Blade Runner facepaint and ballet shoes who frequently glides in wielding two fans to offer physical underscoring of the action, such as it is. During one sex scene, the sight of the two lovers is hidden from us-instead, Edidi performs a graceful dance while an actor reads a (prerecorded, I think) passage describing the tender interlude from Murakami's novel. It's a nice bit of staging, and a reminder that sometimes we're better off savoring the surfaces than worrying about What It All Means or How Much Longer It's Going to Take to Mean It."

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- Chris Klimek

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...After all is said and done, Kafka on the Shore is a psychic exploration of human interconnectivity that is decidedly more optimistic than its namesake's vision of the world. Whatever this young adventurer's real story is, he bears none of the psychic damage that war and riot might bring. Like the tale's young truck driver who cheerfully doubts the horrors of WWII and the American occupation, Kafka has no personal history haunting him. His absent mother, the woman who disappeared before his memory could photograph her, may inspire his quest but she has left none of the traumas that have damaged his ability to pursue it. Ironically, it is Nakata and Miss Saeki-half shadows that they are-who bear the deepest burdens in this show, and whose quests for reconciliation offer the most satisfying reward."

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- Robert Michael Oliver

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

Two generations of Japanese men search for their destinies not knowing where their journeys, which span the time and space continuum, might lead them. That is the fundamental conception of Haruki Murakami’s acclaimed 2002 novel Kafka on the Shore, which was later translated into English in 2005.

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- Jennifer Perry

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Kafka On The Shore at Spooky Action Theater