| The Werewolf |
| Denis is the last in a long line of intelligent wolves living unnoticed in woods north of Paris. But when he is bitten by a werewolf he wakes on the day of the next full moon to find that he has become human. How will he survive the world of men?
This is John Rackham�s fourth outing to the San Francisco Fringe with his company Rogues� Yarn. Previously they brought an adaptation of Joseph Conrad�s Heart of Darkness� and two sketch comedy shows. This year brings a new departure for the company, their interpretation Boris Vian�s short story Le Loup Garou. Boris Vian, engineer, pataphysician, novelist, playwright and jazz trumpeter became infamous in France when a murder in his book J�irai Cracher Sur Vos Tombes (I Will Spit on Your Graves) was copied in reality and the book left open by the body of the victim. Vian was tried for vicarious murder. Intellectuals including Jean Paul Sartre collected money to pay the massive fine. John Rackham translated Le Loup Garou some years ago, and then last year began work on adapting it for the stage. The play is not yet cast. |
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