New York Stage & Film's Benefit Reading of the MALTESE FALCONNew York Stage & Film's Benefit Reading of the MALTESE FALCON

THE MALTESE FALCON is a stage adaptation by Betty Shamieh based on the classic noir novel by Dashiell Hammett that illuminates a gritty tale of murder deception and greed set in San Francisco at the height of the Great Depression. Detective Sam Spades ambiguous moral code threatens to bring disaster to the women ensnared in a web of international criminals hunting for an illusive and priceless artifact. THE MALTESE FALCON Written by Betty Shamieh Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett Directed by Ian Belknap S&F Artistic Director THE MALTESE FALCON is a stage adaptation by Betty Shamieh based on the classic noir novel by Dashiell Hammett that illuminates a gritty tale of murder deception and greed set in San Francisco at the height of the Great Depression. Detective Sam Spades ambiguous moral code threatens to bring disaster to the women ensnared in a web of international criminals hunting for an illusive and priceless artifact.