A Tale of a Tiger
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SHOW INFORMATION
Opened Nov 23, 2004
Closed Jan 2, 2005
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Ami Dayan's free adaptation of Italian playwright Dario Fo's play is based on an ancient Chinese theatre folk tale with roots in an Indian myth. Left for dead on the battlefield, a Chinese soldier in Mao's army is seized by a tiger and her cub. A unique relationship, both terrifying and hilarious develops between man and animal as the tigress nurses him back to health. His life regained, the soldier must return to the world and determine by which personal and moral standards he is to live.
All Wed., Fri., and Sun. evening performances will be Special Double-Ending Presentations. Audiences will have a rare opportunity to experience both Dayan's ending, and also the original ending by Dario Fo.
'A Tour de force. A parable about the human condition told as a cautionary tale, filled with humor and insight, about the corrupting influence of power and exploitation. Like all truth-tellers, he leaves us with a tale that resonates.'
-- The Denver Post
'Striking theatre, tests the limits of the human body!'
-- TheatreSeattle.com
'Will make you laugh regardless of your age'
-- EdinburghGuide.com
'Enthralling...A dazzling athletic performance!'
-- The Jewish Chronicle, London
Wed. November 24 @2:15pm, Thurs. November 25 NO PERF., Fri. December 24 @2:15pm, Fri. December 31 @ 7:15
THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:
59 E 59th St
New York, NY 10022
59E59 Theaters is an Off-Broadway theater complex that consists of three theaters, Theater A (200 seats), Theater B (100 seats) and Theater C (50 seats).
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One might say that, with his new one-man theater piece, Ami Dayan has grabbed a tiger by the tale -- and he's done so with muscularity, conviction, humor, and grace. The monologue is called A Tale of a Tiger. Although it has complicated origins, it's mesmerisingly straightforward in the telling.
The narrative concerns a soldier of Mao Tse-Tung who's left for dead at the end of a battle with Chang Kai-Shek's forces. The wounded warrior makes his halting way to a nearby cave inhabited by a tigress and her cub; thinking that he'd rather succumb to gangrene than an impending tigress attack, he instead is healed by his hostess. He reciprocates by introducing the occupants to cooked meat and sub[...]