Death Takes a Holiday

Written by:
Albert Casella

Opening: January 30, 2004

Closing: February 8, 2004

Number of performances: 8

Time:Late October

Setting:
Great Hall in the castle of Duke Lambert

Synopsis:
Produced with great success on Broadway, this striking drama has established itself among the important plays of our time. It is based on the poetic conception of death suspending all activities for three days during which he falls in love with a beautiful girl and through her realizes why mortals fear him. The mood of the play is established with remarkable skill and while it is charged with exciting moments, it is a perfect background for a love story that is as simple as it is appealing. The character who symbolizes Death is a very human person, with no conventional claptrap dragged in for mere effect. Here is a play that stimulates discussion and presents a novel and optimistic philosophy of the problems of love and death.