A Hunger Artist
Adapted from the story by Franz Kafka
By Sinking Ship Productions
"Are you still starving? When are you going to stop...?"
A man sits alone in a cage, starving himself for your entertainment. Baltimore native Josh Luxenberg brings his company Sinking Ship’s production home to the Theatre Project after acclaimed runs Off-Broadway in New York and at the Edinburgh Fringe. This unique, visually-striking adaptation of the Franz Kafka short story uses physical theater, Victorian miniatures, puppetry, and a set of simple props to support a powerhouse solo performance.
Once cheered by thousands, the Hunger Artist is now forgotten by everyone except his one-time manager. What begins as a simple nostalgic story transforms into a startlingly inventive trip into the nature of memory, art, performance and spectatorship, as told by the only person who remembers an artist whose act was simply… to hunger.
*Tickets are non-refundable but may be exchanged for another performance if available.
*Tickets are also available at the door beginning one hour prior to the show.