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The Violins of Autumn
Author(s): Michael Huie
In the summer and early fall of 1944, Paulette Roche, a young French woman, documented her days in a diary. Filled mostly with ordinary events — attending church, going to work — there are buried within the pages incidents that hint at the horror and danger of living in German-occupied France.
Format: Drama
Cast Size: 2W
Character breakdown
2 women
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production: Scales Fine Arts Center's Ring Theatre, Wake Forest University
Original Source Material: Paulette Roche's diaryOriginal Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Michael Huie