With Ella Dershowitz, Drew Hirshfield, and Brett Temple
Berlin, 1933. With martial law in effect, political activism has become a capital crime.
A young Gestapo officer arrests a graduate student suspected of illegal research. This interrogation promises to be most challenging as he faces the iconic 20th-century thinker Hannah Arendt.
Is she innocent? Or an enemy of the state? Inspired by real events, this fantastical drama delves into the life and mind of one of history's most profound thinkers.
Please join us for post-show talkbacks after the following performances:
Saturday, October 19 at 7:15PM, with guests Roger Berkowitz (winner of Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought and the Academic Director of Hannah Arendt Center) and Lyndsey Stonebridge (shortlist for 2024 George Orwell Prize in political writing, author of We Are Free to Change the World)
Tuesday, October 29 at 7:15PM, with guests Mark Schonwetter (Holocaust Education Foundation), Ann Arnold, and Isabella Fiske
Wednesday, October 30 at 7:15PM, with playwright Jenny Lyn Bader and beststelling novelist Dawn Tripp about writing characters from history
Ella
Dershowitz
Drew
Hirshfield
Brett
Temple
Producing Company
Luna Stage
Luna Stage develops and produces vibrant plays about local and global experiences, and brings communities together for artistic events that spark conversations, create understanding, and inspire change. Founded in Montclair NJ in 1993, Luna Stage moved to West Orange in 2010 to become an arts anchor of the underserved Valley neighborhood. As producer, innovator, and educator, Luna is dedicated to eliminating barriers to participation, and nurturing the next generation of audiences and artists.
"A powerful and timely tour de force!" – Voice of America
"Gripping... A play for our times!" – Jersey Arts
"An intimate, riveting revelation of insight and courage expressed in unexpected ways... providing optimism for the fate of the human race." – NJ Arts Maven
"Thoughtful and thought-provoking! Get tickets today and take your sharpest friends with you... I came away wanting to know more, and with the desire to engage someone very far on the other side of the ideological fence. The right time is now" – Q Onstage
"This is a very worthy play and I won’t be surprised if it makes the leap to New York City where it really does belong... When you go, see if you can guess who Mrs. Stern is..." – Broadway Radio