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Born Guilty
Author(s): Ari Roth
A moving and elegiac play about one man's journey into the hearts of children raised by Nazi parents. As Peter, a Jewish journalist, digs into the past, he faces psychological barriers that threaten to bury the truth forever.
Format: Drama
Cast Size:4M/3F
Notes:
An L.A. Theatre Works audio recording of the play is available.
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1991
Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1991
Original Source Material: Based on the book, Born Guilty: Children of Nazi Families by Peter Sichrovsky.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Publisher:
Samuel French, 1994
Production Rights Holder:
Experience(s) Chronicled: Survivors and Subsequent Generations | Perpetrators, Bystanders and Collaborators
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