The Hunchback Variations June 23, 2012

'The Hunchback Variations' dramatizes a hilarious and melancholy panel discussion between Quasimodo, hunchback of Notre Dame, and Ludwig van Beethoven, composer, on their attempt to create a mysterious sound effect called for in Anton Chekov's 'The Cherry Orchard.' Playing out over eleven scenes, or "variations", the story details the duo's collaboration -- one doomed by their deafness, unpleasant working conditions, and the fact that Beethoven has not yet finished reading the 'The Cherry Orchard.'