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AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD
Written by:
Michael Slade
Directed by:
Bruce Jacklin
In Partnership with:
Kenyon College Hillel and Kenyon College Office of Community Partnerships
Synopsis:
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 before the death camps. In the face of unspeakable horror, these children use their determination and creativity to build lives filled with hope and beauty — playing, studying, making art, and writing an underground newspaper — all at the peril of being executed. Their actual poems and stories are woven into a fast-paced drama, evoking the universality of children caught in the insanity of war.
Venue:
Knox Memorial Theatre
Performances:
7:30pm Thursday May 2
7:30 pm Saturday May 4
2:00 pm Sunday May 5
There will be no Friday evening performance out of respect for the Jewish Shabbat
Cast:
Miroslav Weiss – Mehmet Ali Schubel
Eva Hellerová – Nora Gotschall
Pavel Hoffman – Simon Ryals
Gabriela Winterová – Jillian Snow
Alena Lederová – Sadie Ryals
Martin Löwy – Briggs Swallow
Erik Košek – Zach Cramer
Jana Hellerová – Mollie Jurkowitz
Helena Adelberg – Faith Major
Greta Kantorova – Jenna Jurkowitz
Marta Back – Lanah Andrews
Rosa Back – Izzy Cook
Drama, Run Time 90 – 100 minutes
Credits:
Holocaust education project in partnership with Kenyon College and the Knox County Education Service Center. High School students will attend free performances as part of MTVarts Classroom Connections.
And a Child Shall Lead by Michael Slade
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
(www.playscripts.com)