Death and the Maiden (1992)

Written by Ariel Dorfman
Directed by Mike Nichols
Cast: Glenn Close, Richard Dreyfuss, Gene Hackman

Paulina Salas is a former political prisoner from an unnamed Latin American country who was raped by her captors, including a sadistic doctor whose face she never saw. During her torture, the doctor played Schubert's String Quartet No. 14, subtitled Death and the Maiden. Years later, after the repressive regime has fallen, Paulina lives in an isolated country house with her husband, Gerardo Escobar.

Theater: Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Broadway
Closed: August 2, 1992

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When does Death and the Maiden close?

Death and the Maiden closed on August 2, 1992.