the hunger artist

Director Jordan Walsh and I co-wrote this adaptation of Kafka’s short story for performances in Cleveland and Chicago. I also played the title character.

We set the main plot against the introduction of radio broadcasting and the backstage drama of professional wrestling in order to emphasize the themes of cultural change and unstable performativity.

A haunting show that never drags… Pickett brings a great hollowed intensity to the part. - Cincinnati CityBeat