Austinist Giveaway: Kafka's Dick
Somebody over at The Coda Project has a mighty refined sense of decorum. We've gotten an email or two from them during the last few days about their upcoming production of "a play by Alan Bennett." Even if you know who Alan Bennett is (2006 Tony winner for The History Boys, 1994 Oscar nominee for The Madness of King George), this is still an odd way to go about things. Ahhh, but it turns out the play in question is Kafka's Dick. It also turns out our spam filter did indeed find and file-in-the-round one of Coda's messages. So perhaps it's smart thinking on Coda's part to play coy with their subject lines.
But we digress. Kafka's Dick comes with a fine pedigree, and it looks to be a very funny play. In short, a contemporary Kafka fan and his long-suffering wife are the unexpected hosts of none other than Franz Kafka himself, as well as Kafka friend and biographer Max Brod, both returned from the dead. It seems that Brod was supposed to burn all of Kafka's work when he died...but instead he published it. All of it. Mayhem ensues as undead Kafka learns the truth of his literary superstardom.
Why Kafka's Dick? Rumor has it that the appendage in question was small. The play explores the nature of fame, gossip, and biography -- modern-day obsessions one and all. The work is reported to be "whimsical," "witty," and "hilarious" -- and we believe it.
Want to check it out for free tomorrow night? Typeity-type-type as fast as you can, and maybe the free ticket fairy will visit you.
Congratulations to our winner!
For those of you not fast enough on the draw, here's some info in case you want to check things out for the low, low price of $10-$20 (sliding scale).
Kafka's Dick, presented by The Coda Project
April 12th-29th, Th/Fr/Sa at 8pm & Su at 3pm
play! Theatre
[tickets]
Image (c) The Coda Project.
