Class of: 1954

Amnon Kabatchnik

Amnon Kabatchnik (COM’54) of Santa Monica, Calif., a drama professor, historian, director, and an award-winning writer, published Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume I 1900–1930 (BearManor Media, 2025), the most recent installment in his critically acclaimed theater reference series. In Bloody Broadway, Amnon examines an era when a number of melodramatist playwrights, capitalizing on the public’s growing desire to hear about crime, created four-act works featuring flamboyant villains, brawny heroes, and damsels in distress. Learn more at www.amnonkabatchnik.com.

From the Winter-Spring 2026 issue.