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Remembering
Author(s): Menucha Meinstein
Remembering is a heart-wrenching play, a historical narration of vignettes from the biography of Leah Cik Roth, a survivor of four concentration camps who last 106 members of her family. Six primary actors represent Leah from age 5 to 94. As a pre-World War II orphan of indomitable courage, she fight her way out of depression and despair toward renewal. Leah learns to develop sustaining resilience as she protects others around her. Even in the face of quivering fear, we are encouraged to be loving and kind, to promote peace in our complicated and diverse world. Never Again!
Format: One Act
Cast Size:20
Running Time: 90 minutes
Character breakdown:
20 professional actors, ages 5-88
Leah Cik Roth (Six actors represent her from age 5 to 94)
Notes:
Study guides or support material: Appendices include a European map, a Life Timeline, and Reading Group Guide of questions to discuss the Holocaust, educate about discrimination, prejudice, intolerance, anti-Semitism, and activism.
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Mary Ann Wolfe Theater, FIU November 4, 2019
Mary Ann Wolfe Theater, FIU November 4, 2019
Original Source Material: Vignettes from Survivor biography, My Eyes Looking Back at Me: Insight Into a Survivor's Soul
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English, Spanish, Hebrew
Publisher:
One-To-One Publishing
Production Rights Holder:
Menucha Meinstein
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