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My Dear Girl
Author(s): John Mark Jernigan
My Dear Girl reflects on a dad's journey and a daughter's discovery. A story of despair, hope, and triumph. Based on Joanie Holzer Schirm's book, My Dear Boy: A World War Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation. (Potomac Books, 2019)
Format: One Act Drama
Cast Size: 1M, 1W
Character breakdown
Joanie Holzer Schirm: Daughter
Dr. Holzer: Father
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production: The play was first performed in the round at the Holocaust Resource and Education Center of Florida's 2019 Dinner of Tribute and later on stage for the 2019 Kristallnacht Memorial service.
Original Source Material: Based on Joanie Holzer Schirm's book, My Dear Boy: A World War Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation. (Potomac Books, 2019) Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Joanie Schirm
Experience(s) Chronicled: Escape | Resistance | Germany, Hitler and the Growth of Nazism | Concentration and Extermination Camps | Hiding | Survivors and Subsequent Generations