The Condemned of Altona

Author(s): Jean-Paul Sartre
A wealthy post-war German industrialist is near death and calls his family together. The family is wracked with guilt, reflecting the guilt of Nazi Germany, including a son who has locked himself away since returning from the front. The son reveals that during the war he killed two prisoners.
Format: Drama
Cast Size:9M/5F

Snapshot

Nationality of Author: French
Original Language: French

Browse the Plays

Play Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

HTC Insights

Views, reference and research of interest.

A Personal Welcome to the Holocaust Theater Catalog

A Message from Arnold Mittelman After a career in not-for-profit and commercial theater spanning more than 40 years I was honored in 2007 to found the National Jewish Theater / Foundation and in 2010 to assume leadership of its Holocaust Theater International...

Many Questions and a Few Answers

by Robert Skloot 2022 NJTF HTII Lifetime Achievement Award AHO Winter Conference, Miami, FL I’d like to begin my remarks by asking the question that all of us have been asked often: “Why do you do the work you do?” There are, of course, many answers, but I’d imagine...