The Death of Klinghoffer

About the show

After choruses reflect on Palestinian and Jewish histories, the ship’s Captain recounts the hijacking of the Achille Lauro. Passengers and hijackers describe their experiences and motives. Leon Klinghoffer condemns the hijackers and is murdered offstage. After the hijackers surrender and the passengers disembark, the Captain tells Marilyn Klinghoffer of her husband’s death; she responds with grief and anger.