Rainer and the Knife, 1981
ABOUT
Rainer and the Knife is a postmodern spin on an old-fashioned Grimm-style fairy tale. It is the grim fable of an innocent boy who ventures out in the world protected by a gift from his mother: a double-edge knife. When Rainer loses the knife, it falls into the hands of an assassin. After committing murder, the assassin returns the knife to Rainier, who is then accused of the crime and put to his death. The moral of the story: never lose your knife.
Dedicated to the original Chicago Cast
PRODUCTION
Directors: Ping Chong and Rob List
Writers: Ping Chong and Rob List
Music: Public Image LTD., The Young Marble Giants, Comedian Harmonistes and Erik Neumann
Sets: Ping Chong
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Workshop:
Moming Dance and Art Center, Chicago, IL (1981)
Premiere:
The Kitchen, New York, NY (November 1982)
CAST
Mariana Buchwald, Steve Clorfeine, Michael Duffy, Barbara Duyfjes, Tannis Hugill, Trinket Monsod, Erik Neumann, Kaja Overstreet, Ingrid Reffert, Mary Schultz, Louise Smith, Gail Turner, Cathy Zimmerman
PRESS
Two notable returns, Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 27, 1982
MULTIMEDIA
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PRODUCING PARTNERS
Moming Dance and Art Center, The Kitchen, Ping Chong + Company