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May 2–June 3, 2007
A World Premiere by Thomas Keneally
Directed by Daniel DeRaey

Featuring Paul Morella, Ralph Cosham, John Lescault,
Parker Dixon, John Dow, Conrad Feininger, Meghan Grady,
John-Michael MacDonald, Elizabeth Richards and Clay Steakley

"Few world premieres, few plays in fact, arrive on stage with the force of
Either Or" --Washingtonian.com

"bracing and provocative" --Washington Jewish Week

"a powerful holocaust play impeccably performed" --Potomac Stages

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Performance Schedule
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Read about the show in Washington Theater Review
Thomas Keneally on NPR's Talk of the Nation

Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List,—subject of Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-winning motion picture—delivers a devastating, impeccably researched work that tells the true-life, war-time story of Kurt Gerstein (Paul Morella), an adored young German caught on the wrong side of history. Initially supportive of the ascension of Hitler, Gerstein quickly becomes disillusioned and moves to sabotage shipments of Zyklon B and alert the Vatican about the atrocities to which he bears witness as an SS officer.

Theater J Blog: The Corrie Play Continues to Cause Controversy
May 11th, 2007, Ari Roth

We know the Yoni Netanyhu play in question, originally called YONI and later retitled TO PAY THE PRICE by Peter Cohen. A play we’ve passed on, but read with interest. (We also know the substitute play by the talented young Israeli-American author Zohar Tirosh.) It’s a shame that the family has withdrawn permission to an author who was serving Yoni Netanyahu’s legacy respectfully. A shame that MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE continues to take hostages whenever it’s produced by a not-for-profit theater company. Read on...

Theater J Blog: Two More Raves - “A powerful holocaust play impeccably performed”
May 9th, 2007, Ari Roth

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About Thomas Keneally
From the Artistic Director Part 1
From the Artistic Director Part 2
From the Dramaturg
Press Release
Read about Rehearsals on our Blog
Playdate Parties

Purchase Keneally's Schindler's List


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