Desc: In the Penal Colony: Directed by JoAnne Akalaitis, Vito Zingarelli. With Alex Blatt, John Duykers, Kenneth Gale, Jose J. Gonzales. Based on Franz Kafka's German-language short story of the same title, "In the Penal Colony" is a chamber opera in one act and 16 scenes which describes an execution preceded by 12 hours of torture on a remote island.