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Mrs. Feuerstein
Author(s): Murray Mednick
Set in the 1960s, Mrs. Feuerstein, a creative writing teacher at a private school, confronts the painful legacy of the Holocaust. Vulnerable and on the verge of a psychotic break, she becomes obsessed with the idea of revenge, and writes a play where she imagines herself in an unusual relationship with a German couple. Ideas of revenge and expiation manifest into an unusual sexual attraction, as the underdog seeks the role of tormentor and the oppressor seeks forgiveness.
Format: Drama
Cast Size:3M/3F
Character breakdown:
Adele Feuerstein
Max Wohl
Freida Wohl
Dr. Samuelson
Dr. Baum
Jane
Notes:
See Padua Playwrights.
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Mrs. Feuerstein was first presented at 2100 Square Feet Theatre, Los Angeles, on July 28, 2001.
Mrs. Feuerstein was first presented at 2100 Square Feet Theatre, Los Angeles, on July 28, 2001.
Original Source Material: Mednick was inspired by a photograph of a glamorous German couple he came across in the book Hitler’s Willing Executioners. The photo was of Frieda Wohl eating finger sandwiches and sipping champagne while watching her husband Max, a member of an SS execution squad stationed in Poland, butcher 50 Jewish men in a town square.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Experience(s) Chronicled: Nazi War Crimes and Judgement
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