THE FUEHRER BUNKER is an adaptation of a cycle of monologues by W.D. Snodgrass, featuring a who's who

of one of the most infamous dictatorships in modern memory: The Third Reich. The poem cycle nearly cauterized

Snodgrass' career. Lauded by Robert Lowell, Snodgrass introduced modern confessional poetry, a style later made famous

by Merrill, Anne Sexton, and Sylvia Plath. His censure by academic and literary circles amounted to a subtle form of censorship

of his work over the course of 24 years. Since July 2004, Anne Davison and I have worked to create an original adaptation of Snodgrass'

original 80-poem cycle incorporating traditional and newly composed musical numbers with a dedicated company of actors.

As a company, we believe in Snodgrass' powerful ability to reveal the human soul even in those whose humanity we question.

--Glynis Rigsby--

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