Susie Sokol and Ben Jalosa Williams in THE SOUND AND THE FURY, with text by William Faulkner, created and performed by Elevator Repair Service, and directed by John Collins, running at The Public.

A Theatrical Staging of Faulkner's <em>The Sound and the Fury</em>

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 19, 2015

Director John Collins talks about the new staging of William Faulkner’s “The Sound and the Fury,” along with stars Kaneza Schall and Vin Knight. The production is a staging of the first section—the “Benjy Chapter”— one of the most infamously complex passages in American literature. The play runs through July 12 at The Public Theater.

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