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Click here to reade Dietrich Smith’s comments “On Adaptaing Kafka” Click here to read “Why Franz Kafka Wanted His Books Burned and How We Got Them Anyway.” Click here to read about Kafka’s first novel, Amerika, at Wikipedia.

Click here to read the story in the Pasadena Weekly. Click here to read the interview with adaptor/director Dietrich Smith at Broadway World. Click here to read the interview with Dietrich Smith at What the Butler Saw. Click here to…

Stage Raw  “IMPACTFUL AND IMAGINATIVE… drives home Kafka’s multitiered message about the experience of humanity in a chilly exploitative world, while keeping one entertained throughout… sharp, versatile performances… STAGE RAW TOP 10… RECOMMENDED.” — Deborah Klugman, Stage Raw Stage and…

      Open Fist presents world premiere adaptation of Kafka’s Amerika or, The Man Who Disappeared LOS ANGELES (September 2, 2025) — Arriving in New York City on a steamer, 17-year-old Karl Rossmann strives to make his own way…

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