Ariel Dorfman on why he was inspired to write Death and the Maiden

"Ariel Dorfman is probably best known for Death and the Maiden, the play he wrote in Chile during that country's transition to democracy in the summer of 1990. Since its first production in Chile, the story of Paulina Salas, a woman who kidnaps the man she suspects tortured her more than 20 years ago, has been staged in more than thirty countries. In Germany alone, in 1993 there were more than 50 different productions all running at the same time. Taught in colleges and high schools, still performed around the globe, Death and the Maiden is a classic example of the coming together of art and the struggle for human rights." The play won the Laurence Olivier award for Best New Play of 1992.
From the Duke University website where Ariel Dorfman is a distinguished professor: http://www.adorfman.duke.edu/

Death and the Maiden - Afterword to the Original Stage Play

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