Don Juan Comes Back from the War

The Mainstage Series

World War I has just ended. Don Juan, shell-shocked and repentant, returns to Berlin, which is as damaged as he is. On a quest to find the love he left at the altar, he finds himself increasingly at odds with the man he used to be. After years of abstinence, can he resist the debauchery that once made his name? Odon Von Horvath’s startling tale of displacement and isolation in the aftermath of the Great War is presented in a bold new adaption by award-winning playwright Duncan MacMillan. Starring David Whalen in the title role.

In a new English version by Duncan MacMillan

August 8-31

U.S. Premiere | Directed by Andrew S. Paul

Henry Heymann Theatre inside the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Avenue, Oakland

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"Stylistically, the production feels very 'German', and the overall design, look, and feel of PICT’s production is superb. The design team – Narelle Sissons on set and costumes, Allen Hahn on lighting, and Joe Pino on sound – have created a dissolute, disintegrating playing space occupied by suitably disheveled and at times desperate characters, and director Alan Stanford has guided his ensemble into a playing style that clearly belongs to the visual and aural world of the play."

Wendy Arons, The Pittsburgh Tatler

"If Quentin Tarantino had written the story of Don Juan, it would be a lot like the haunting play at Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre: a revenge fantasy for used and abused women against the devil who defiled them."

Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette