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Dark Road by Laura Lundgren Smith

  • Drama
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  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 8 W, 3 M, 1 Any (9-26 actors possible: 9-20 W, 0-6 M)
Productions (593)
(130)

When Greta, a young girl living in Nazi Germany, reads that the nearby women's concentration camp is hiring guards, she sees it as a chance to... Read more

When Greta, a young girl living in Nazi Germany, reads that the nearby women's concentration camp is hiring guards, she sees it as a chance to... Read more

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And a Child Shall Lead by Michael Slade

  • Drama
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  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M,  (8-30 actors possible: 4-15 W, 4-15 M)
Productions (317)
(37)

This is the heroic and true story of children coming of age in Terezin, the "Jewish city" established by the Nazis near Prague as a way station... Read more

This is the heroic and true story of children coming of age in Terezin, the "Jewish city" established by the Nazis near Prague as a way station... Read more

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Sending Down the Sparrows by Laura Lundgren Smith

  • Drama
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  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 4 W, 7 M, 6 Any (10-17 actors possible: 3-7 W, 5-13 M)
Productions (112)
(22)

As a reluctant member of the Hitler Youth, Viktor is surrounded by Nazi ideology, from the math problems he's given in class to the conversations... Read more

As a reluctant member of the Hitler Youth, Viktor is surrounded by Nazi ideology, from the math problems he's given in class to the conversations... Read more

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937 by Don Zolidis

  • Drama
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  • 35 - 45 minutes
  • 7 W, 8 M, 12 Any (15-32 actors possible: 7-20 W, 8-20 M)
Productions (76)
(12)

May, 1939. Captain Gustav Schroeder pilots the SS St. Louis, a luxury ocean liner, away from its home port in Hamburg, Germany. His goal: to... Read more

May, 1939. Captain Gustav Schroeder pilots the SS St. Louis, a luxury ocean liner, away from its home port in Hamburg, Germany. His goal: to... Read more

Irena's Vow by Dan Gordon

  • Drama
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  • 95 - 100 minutes
  • 4 W, 6 M,  (10-23 actors possible: 4-16 W, 6-17 M)
Productions (59)
(7)

Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over... Read more

Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke and the triumphs of the human spirit over... Read more

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Korczak's Children by Jeffrey Hatcher

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 13 W, 15 M,  (20-28 actors possible: 9-13 W, 11-15 M)
Productions (61)
(4)

World War Two. The Nazi Occupation of Poland. Dr. Janusz Korczak -- writer, educator, physician, and passionate advocate for children -- tries to... Read more

World War Two. The Nazi Occupation of Poland. Dr. Janusz Korczak -- writer, educator, physician, and passionate advocate for children -- tries to... Read more

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Hiding in the Open adapted by Kira Obolensky

  • Drama
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  • 107 - 115 minutes
  • 6 W, 4 M,  (8-14 actors possible: 5-7 W, 3-7 M)
Productions (35)
(8)

An adaptation of Sabina Zimering's memoir, Hiding in the Open tells the true story of two Jewish sisters from Poland who assume false Catholic... Read more

An adaptation of Sabina Zimering's memoir, Hiding in the Open tells the true story of two Jewish sisters from Poland who assume false Catholic... Read more

Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five adapted by Eric Simonson

  • Comedy
  • Drama
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  • 85 - 95 minutes
  • 3 W, 12 M,  (12-23 actors possible: 2-3 W, 10-20 M)
Productions (21)
(0)

Based on Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes "unstuck in time" after he is... Read more

Based on Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes "unstuck in time" after he is... Read more

Face Forward: Growing up in Nazi Germany by Brendon Votipka

  • Drama
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  • 30 - 40 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M,  (5-9 actors possible: 3-5 W, 2-4 M)
Productions (59)
(4)

Three young people growing up in Nazi Germany struggle to claim their identities and transition into adulthood in this collage play about ethics,... Read more

Three young people growing up in Nazi Germany struggle to claim their identities and transition into adulthood in this collage play about ethics,... Read more

25 Questions for a Jewish Mother by Kate Moira Ryan

  • Comedy
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  • 60 - 70 minutes
  • 4 W,  (1-21 actors possible: 1-21 W, )
Productions (14)
(1)

Part memoir and part stand-up routine, this hilarious and affecting play breaks down just what makes Jewish mothers so lamentable, laughable, and... Read more

Part memoir and part stand-up routine, this hilarious and affecting play breaks down just what makes Jewish mothers so lamentable, laughable, and... Read more

By Candlelight by Claudia Haas

  • Drama
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  • 65 - 75 minutes
  • 7 W, 3 M, 
Productions (19)
(3)

Young people want to connect with one another in every era, but in the wake of tragedies like 9/11, that impulse is especially strong. Taking... Read more

Young people want to connect with one another in every era, but in the wake of tragedies like 9/11, that impulse is especially strong. Taking... Read more

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Two Jews Walk Into a War... by Seth Rozin

  • Comedy
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  • 80 - 85 minutes
  • 2 M, 
Productions (15)
(1)

Ishaq and Zeblyan are the last remaining Jews in Afghanistan. They share the only remaining synagogue that has not been destroyed by the Taliban.... Read more

Ishaq and Zeblyan are the last remaining Jews in Afghanistan. They share the only remaining synagogue that has not been destroyed by the Taliban.... Read more

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Lemkin's House by Catherine Filloux

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M, 
Productions (9)
(1)

In 1944, Raphael Lemkin invented the word "genocide" and spent his life fighting to have it recognized as an international crime. But when the... Read more

In 1944, Raphael Lemkin invented the word "genocide" and spent his life fighting to have it recognized as an international crime. But when the... Read more

Leah's Train by Karen Hartman

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 2 M, 
Productions (5)
(0)

When Ruth, a young doctor, skips her grandmother Leah's funeral, she ignites three generations of love and secrets. Her boyfriend walks out, her... Read more

When Ruth, a young doctor, skips her grandmother Leah's funeral, she ignites three generations of love and secrets. Her boyfriend walks out, her... Read more

Hidden: Stories from the Dutch Resistance by Jamie Bruss

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 4 W, 3 M, 
Productions (2)
(0)

Seven lives intersect in this compelling drama inspired by the true stories of rescuers and hidden children in Nazi-occupied Holland. The voices... Read more

Seven lives intersect in this compelling drama inspired by the true stories of rescuers and hidden children in Nazi-occupied Holland. The voices... Read more

Available as eScript

A Happy End by Iddo Netanyahu

  • Drama
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  • 80 - 90 minutes
  • 3 W, 3 M, 
Productions (8)
(0)

The Erdmanns' life in Berlin is tinged with denial. Not only does acclaimed physicist Mark refuse to admit that his marriage to Leah is coming... Read more

The Erdmanns' life in Berlin is tinged with denial. Not only does acclaimed physicist Mark refuse to admit that his marriage to Leah is coming... Read more

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Hanging Lord Haw-Haw by Jeffrey Hatcher

  • Drama
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  • 120 - 120 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M,  (6-26 actors possible: 2-6 W, 4-20 M)
Productions (1)
(0)

Pro-Nazi broadcaster William Joyce (known as Lord Haw-Haw by the British) is brought to vivid life in this imaginative depiction of his career... Read more

Pro-Nazi broadcaster William Joyce (known as Lord Haw-Haw by the British) is brought to vivid life in this imaginative depiction of his career... Read more

King of the Jews by Leslie Epstein

  • Drama
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  • 100 - 120 minutes
  • 2 W, 10 M, 
Productions (2)
(0)

When a runaway boy seeks refuge in their cafe, ten unassuming Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland find themselves selected to form a Jewish ghetto... Read more

When a runaway boy seeks refuge in their cafe, ten unassuming Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland find themselves selected to form a Jewish ghetto... Read more