Synopsis
The Night of January 16th
Published by Plume Books
Large Mixed Cast
Set in a Courtroom, on one level the play is a gripping drama about the rise and destruction of Bjorn Faulkner, a brilliant and ruthless tycoon
On a deeper level, it's a skillful dramatic objectification of Ayn Rand's vision of human strength and weakness
Since its original Broadway success, it has achieved worldwide popularity and acclaim ...
To the world, Bjorn Faulkner was a startlingly successful international tycoon, head of a vast financial empire
To his beautiful secretary-mistress, he was a god-like hero to be served with her mind, soul and body
To his aristocratic young wife, he was an elemental force of nature to be tamed
To his millionaire father-in-law, he was a giant whose single error could be used to destroy him
So what kind of man was Bjorn Faulkner?
Night of January 16th leaves the answers to the mystery of his death up to the audience
Ayn Rand is the founder of a philosophy known as Objectivism