I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Author(s): Celeste Raspanti
A one-act play that is based on the poetry written by Jewish children from Prague imprisoned in the model concentration camp Theresienstadt. The play chronicles the experiences of Raja, a girl in Thersienstadt, her family, a teacher, who encourages children's creativity, a young male friend, with whom Raja creates an underground newspaper, and a Terezín rabbi.
Format: Drama
Cast Size:2M/2F
Running Time: 40 minutes

Snapshot

Original Source Material: Adaptation of poems and drawings by children in Theresienstadt.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:

Dramatic Publishing Company

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