Woyzeck

(His most celebrated play, "Woyzeck," was published posthumously.)

Two German Revolutionary Plays Restaged 2010

In "Woyzeck," Buchner forged his true revolution, a new type of drama, which had to wait until 1913 for its first production.

Making A Revolution Onstage 2008

Left in a fragmented state at Buchner's death, "Woyzeck" is a Venus flytrap for eager directors, who have put actors on stilts, used puppets, even staged two different versions on the same night.

Making A Revolution Onstage 2008

(Soundbite of "Woyzeck") STONE: The doctor reminds Woyzeck of the contract he signed binding him to a series of bizarre medical experiments.

German Group Pushes Boundaries of Theater, Actors 2006

(Soundbite of "Woyzeck") STONE: Blurring the borders between audience and actors, between what's seen as acceptable behavior and not, is exactly what theater director Klaus Erforth had in mind when he chose to stage this particular play.

German Group Pushes Boundaries of Theater, Actors 2006

Now "Woyzeck" inspires examination of a newer mental disorder, or at least one more recently identified: post-traumatic stress.

NYT > Home Page By DANIEL M. GOLD 2011

Unlike the stick-figure supporting characters in "Woyzeck," Mr. Sanders's people are instilled with a nuanced sympathy for Frank: Marisa, his girlfriend; Andre, his buddy in the motor pool; an Army psychiatrist to whom he describes his worst memories; even the sergeant having an affair with Marisa.

NYT > Home Page By DANIEL M. GOLD 2011

Creative team is led by Daniel Kramer, the legit and opera helmer whose "Woyzeck" played

Variety.com 2010

The title character of "Woyzeck," a credulous Everyman driven to insanity by authority figures and jealousy, wouldn't be out of place in one of Nick Cave's songs.

1. BroadwayStars News Report 2008

His prolific body of work has ranged from intense dramas like Aguirre: The Wrath of God and Woyzeck that plumb the depths of the human soul to documentaries like Encounters at the End of the World and Grizzly Man that examine humanity's fragile place in the miraculous and terrifying world of nature.

Govindini Murty: A Conversation With Werner Herzog, Part I: Into the Abyss Govindini Murty 2011