The Report of My Death

Featuring rare and posthumously published Twain letters, stories, and historical artifacts, this one-man docudrama follows Samuel L. Clemens from his bankruptcy through his worldwide lecture tour, personal tragedies, unlikely recovery, and principled opposition to the Philippine-American War. This workshop production introduces audiences the “other” Sam Clemens – American radical and dark prophet.

Actor Ron Crawford appeared in Steppenwolf's Tony Award-winning production of The Grapes of Wrath on Broadway, in Chicago, and in London. He had a starring role (along with Mia Farrow) in Luc Besson’s animated feature Arthur and the Invisibles, and he recently shot two sequels in the same role. Regional theater roles include A Raisin in the Sun, Valley Song, The Night of the Iguana, Molly Sweeney, Ragtime, and Of Mice and Men. He has also been seen on television on Another World, Law & Order, and as a special guest artist on Spin City and Ed. He has performed his one-man show Adventures of Mark Twain across the country.

Adam Klasfeld’s docudrama The Report of My Death originally had a workshop production at the Metropolitan Playhouse in 2007. Previously, his drama The Prostitute of Reverie Valley went through developments at the Flea in Manhattan and the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Alaska before premiering at the 2006 New York International Fringe Festival. His tragicomedy Good Fences Make Good Neighbors received a chashama AREA Award, and opened to critical acclaim at the 2005 FringeNYC. Adam's first full-length play Europa's Child was part of Amphibian Productions' Spring 2004 New Play Reading Series. As a screenwriter, he's written the short films La Virgen de la Caridad and Before Dawn. He is the artistic director of the production company One Armed Man, and he is also a journalist and director.