A Country Doctor
Play Description
Len Jenkin’s surrealistic comedy uses Franz Kafka’s story “Ein Landarzt” as a point of departure to explore his personal life and literary works.
Production Info
Cast: 7 total (3 female, 4 male)Full Length Comedy (about 75 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
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“The central journey in A COUNTRY DOCTOR — Kafka’s physician anxiously pushing through a raging blizzard to reach a dying patient — keeps overtaking the other travelers, giving them nightmares. The visceral treats of the piece are many and fine. Makes you want to stick your thumb out and hop aboard for the wild ride.” —New York Post
“Jenkin, over the course of the play’s seventy-five minutes, give us virtually the entire Kafka short story in sequential fashion. And he turns the story into a comment on modern man’s existential condition through the Guest, and most interestingly, on Kafka’s own psychological-sexual torment as reflected in his writings. It’s an intellectual-literary tour de force of amazing density.” —Star and Tribune (Minneapolis)
Author(s)
Len JenkinLen Jenkin is a novelist, playwright, director, and screenwriter. His novels include N Judah, New Jerusalem, and The Secret Life of Billy's Uncle Myron (with Emily Jenkins). Plays include DARK RIDE, PILGRIMS OF THE NIGHT, CARELESS LOVE, MY UNCLE SAM, LIMBO TALES, THE DREAM EXPRESS, and LIKE I SAY. His works for the stage have been produced throughout the United States, as well as in England, Germany, France, Denmark, and Japan. His films include Blame It on the Night, Welcome to Oblivion, and American Notes. He has received many honors and awards, including three Obie awards for directing and playwriting, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Rockefeller Foundation Award, a nomination for an Emmy Award, and four National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships. Mr. Jenkin holds a Ph.D. in American Literature from Columbia University. He's a Professor in the Dramatic Writing Department, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, and lives in New York City.
Franz KafkaFranz Kafka (1883 – 1924) was a German-language novelist and short story writer, regarded by literary critics as one of the most influential authors of the 20th century. His most famous works are The Metamorphosis, The Trial, and The Castle.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 12/31/2013 |
| Pages | 42 |
| ISBN | 9780881454116 |
Special Notes
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First produced by Classic Stage Company in New York, 1986
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