News Release
October 2004
BETHLEHEM, Pa. October 21, 2004 -- Fay and Michael Kanin’s drama Rashomon, adapted from the Japanese stories by Ryunoskue Akutagawa, will run for four performances in the Arena Theatre at Moravian College: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 4 through 6 at 8 p.m., with one matinee on Sunday, November 7 at 2 p.m.
Rashomon is the story of a quest for truth. Three travelers, a Buddhist priest, a woodcutter and a wigmaker have taken shelter from a storm beneath the old Rashomon gate. As they argue over a recent crime in which a bandit has murdered a Samurai warrior and raped his wife, the stories told by the bandit, the wife and the dead husband (via a medium) are acted out. With three different versions of what happened, no one is sure who is telling the truth. And then one of the three travelers admits he was hiding nearby and saw what happened. His story which ends the play suggests that all three of the previous stories were fabrications. But were they?
The cast will feature David Carter ’08, Warminster, Pa.; Russell Cetuk ’06, Martinsville, N.J.; Julia Gasdaska ’07, Bethlehem, Pa.; Peter Lukesh ‘05, Forty Fort, Pa.; Adam Spaugh ‘05, Lawrenceville, Georgia; Nicole Spengler ‘07, Bethlehem, Pa.; Emily Starner ‘07, Smyrna, Delaware; Kelly Steward ‘07, Whitehall, Pa.; and Katie Suib ‘05, Milanville, Pa.. Directing the production is Jack Ramsey. Lauren Castrantas ’06, Richboro, Pa. serves as stage manager. Set design is by Robert Pepper, and the lighting design is by Kathleen T. Kort, assisted by Ellen Ritter. Costumes are by Pierre’s of Philadelphia and William F. Bauman, theater production coordinator, Moravian College.
Arena Theatre tickets are: $13 general admission (including senior citizens, LVAIC faculty, and staff members), $8 student admission. Season tickets are $18 general admission and $10 student admission. The Arena Theatre is located on the lower level of the Haupert Union Building at the intersection of Locust, Laurel and Monocacy streets. For more information, call (610) 861-1489.
