Rashomon
June 15, 2021
John Wang (Tajomaru) and Ryan Siddell (Deputy) in the University Theatre production of Rashomon.
If a samurai falls in a forest, can the truth be found? Akira Kurosawa pondered the elusive nature of facts in his 1950 film Rashomon, the story of a crime involving a dead samurai, the assault of his wife, and a well-known bandit. Based on short stories by RyÅ«nosuke Akutagawa, Kurosawa s film was recreated as a 1950s Tony Award-nominated play written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin; David Furumoto directs a new adaptation of the Kaninsâ work for University Theatre. ALSO: Friday-Saturday (7:30 p.m.) and Sunday (2 p.m.), July 23-25.
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Rashomon
June 15, 2021
John Wang (Tajomaru) and Ryan Siddell (Deputy) in the University Theatre production of Rashomon.
If a samurai falls in a forest, can the truth be found? Akira Kurosawa pondered that in his 1950 film Rashomon, the story of a crime involving a dead samurai, the assault of his wife, and a well-known bandit. Based on short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, the tale was revisited for a 1950s Tony Award-nominated play written by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin; David Furumoto directs a new adaptation of the Kanins work for University Theatre. ALSO: Friday-Saturday (7:30 p.m.) and Sunday (2 p.m.), July 16-18; through July 25.