Meet the Cast
The Hunger Artist (a.k.a. The Starvation Artist)
Picture a skinny artist hanging out in a cage, wearing only a black leotard. Nope, it's not a scene from a new Lady Gaga music video – it's Kafka's hunger artist.Nowadays, we're used to the stere...
The Manager
Celebrity managers get a bad rap, don't they? On TV and in the movies, agents and managers are often portrayed exploiting the talented artists or athletes that they represent or manage. Similarly,...
The Watchmen
When the hunger artist is still insanely popular, the public chooses a group of men to keep watch over him to make sure that he doesn't sneak a bite of food while they aren't around. Ironically, mo...
The Circus Supervisor
The circus supervisor has the dubious honor of receiving the hunger artist's last words. Unfortunately for the hunger artist, the supervisor seems more interested in cleaning up the mess in the cag...
The Audience
The audience is usually described as an entity in itself, rather than as a bunch of individuals. All of the members generally share the same reactions and attitudes. Even at the height of the artis...