David Pilot and Hans Project are proud to present, "Hans: A Case Study” based on Sigmund Freud’s 1909 landmark case study Little Hans, Analysis of Phobia in a Five Year-Old Boy. Hans’ parents agreed to observe and report on the psychological and emotional development of their first child as encouraged by Freud. This seminal case history served to introduce Freud’s developmental theories, including the Oedipal Complex, Castration Complex, P***s Envy and the notion of the sexual fantasy life. Suppressed evidence of trauma, abuse and boundary violation has recently surfaced, inspiring a re-examination of history’s first child psychoanalysis. Featured in the role of Sigmund Freud are Austin Pendleton* (Sept 17, 18, 23), Dr. John Munder Ross, Ph.D. (Sept. 19 and 20), Valery Oisteanu (Sept. 21 and 22) and André De Shields* (Sept 24, 25). Starring the all female ensemble of Hans, Jenna Bourgeois as Mummy, Louisa Ward as Daddy, Raquel Dutra as Grete, Amanda Ladd* as The Assistant and Dana Marcolina as Hanna with live music by the Complex Electra Orchestra featuring composer/piano David Cieri, percussion Brian Ravitsky and Jay Frederick, contrabass Mike Brown, and
theremin Julie Dicterow. Live-action illustration performed by artist Maximilian Bode. Panels with leading psychoanalysts and academics on Freud and Little Hans, follow each performance. (Director - NYU Drama Therapy Program), Dr. John Munder Ross, Ph.D. (Clinical Professor - Columbia and Weill Cornell Medical Centers), Dr. Jennifer Stuart, Ph.D. (Faculty: NYU Psychoanalytic Institute), and Dr. Harold Blum, Ph.D. (Executive Director of the Freud Archives at the U.S. Library of Congress) lead the discussions. Hans: A Case Study
Written and Directed by David Pilot
September 17 - 25, 2011: 8:00pm
West End Theatre in the Church of St. Andrew
263 West 86th Street, New York, NY 10024
Suggested donation, $18 – Advanced reservations required. Contact:
917.680.8547 or
[email protected]
