Vengeance

Author(s): Aviva Ravel
This one-act drama examines the ethics of revenge. Anna, a Holocaust survivor confronts Stephania, a renowned Polish opera singer who betrayed Anna's family to the Nazis. When they meet face to face, Anna is in her forties and Stephania is an old woman. Anna faces the dilemma of whether to revenge the death of her parents.
Format: One-act play
Cast Size:2F
Running Time: 60 minutes

Snapshot

Original or Prominent Production:
Cameo Productions, Montreal, 1988.
Nationality of Author: Canadian
Original Language: English
Publisher:

Playwrights Guild of Canada
Also published in Escape Acts, editor Coleen Curran, Nuage Press, 1992.

Production Rights Holder:

Playwrights Guild of Canada

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