Hans: A Case Study Plays West End Theater 9/17-25

"Hans: A Case Study" written and directed by David Pilot and based on Sigmund Freud's 1909 landmark case study Little Hans, Analysis of Phobia in a Five Year-Old Boy, is a hero's tale of a young boy's escape from the imposition of neurosis into revelation of self.

Following the performances, recent revelations about the original case study will inform panel discussions with leading psychoanalysts and academics on Freud, including Dr. John M. Ross, Ph.D. (Clinical Professor - Columbia and Weill Cornell Medical Centers), Dr. Robert Landy, Ph.D. (Director - NYU Drama Therapy Program), Dr. Harold Blum, Ph.D. (Executive Director of the Freud Archives at the U.S. Library of Congress) and Dr. Jennifer Stuart, Ph.D. (Faculty: NYU Psychoanalytic Institute).

As the son of a Freudian psychiatrist, Pilot identifies with Hans and his story, having personally been analyzed as a child and the subject of a case history. Working on the play has been as much of a catharsis as it has been an exploration and understanding of Pilot's own personal relationships with his family.

Acclaimed actors, Austin Pendleton, as the voice of Freud (Sept 17, 18, 23) and André De Shields (Sept 24, 25), dissect the behavior of little Hans with an all female ensemble and live music by composer David Cieri. Guest artists in the role of Freud also including: (Dr. John M. Ross, Ph.D. (Sept. 19 and 20), Valery Oisteanu (Sept. 21 and 22).

Hans: A Case Study
Written and Directed by David Pilot
September 17 - 25, 2011 8:00 PM
West End Theatre in the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew
263 West 86th Street, New York, NY

Photo Credit: Linda Lenzi