Amnon Kabatchnik
Amnon Kabatchnik (COM’54) of Santa Monica, Calif., published three books in 2023: Courtroom Dramas on the Stage, Volume 1 (BearManor Media), which analyzes more than 50 trial plays produced in ancient Greece, ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the Elizabethan era, and early America; Horror on the Stage (McFarland), on productions of the works of Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, and others, as well as theatrical retellings of historical figures like Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden; and Courtroom Dramas on the Stage, Volume 2 (BearManor Media), which looks at trial plays mounted in the 20th century by playwrights such as Agatha Christie, Arthur Miller, Herman Wouk, James Baldwin, Aaron Sorkin, and Jean Genet. Amnon is an award-winning off-Broadway director who has taught theater at SUNY Binghamton, Stanford University, Ohio State University, Florida State University, and Elmira College.
From the Winter-Spring 2024 issue.