Melville’s subtitle to his classic Bartleby the Scrivener is “a
story of Wall Street.” This serves as classic misdirection.
The tale he weaves has less to do with finance, or matters legal,
and everything to do with everything we take for granted in our
every day lives. When the lowliest and the meekest of clerks in
an irrelevant legal office suddenly decides not to perform a simple
task he had been ordered to accomplish, the world of his boss is
turned upside down. At a loss for the appropriate action, his proper
manager embarks on a journey that surprises him as much as it does
the unlikely rebel. Those who are familiar with this beloved saga
are in for an unexpected ride with the Organic troupe leading the
way. Will Bartleby win the battle of wills? Will we ever solve the
enigma behind his unexpected behavior? Will anyone who sees this
production ever see their lives at the office the same way again?