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We Will Not Be Silent

Author(s): David Meyers
Brief synopsis: "We Will Not Be Silent"‎ tells the true story of Sophie Scholl, a German college student who led the only major act of civil disobedience to the Nazis during the Second World War. The play is not about the Holocaust - but examines the role that ordinary Germans played in the rise of Hitler, and the strength and courage that led a group of German students to risk their lives for a righteous, but hopeless, cause.
Format: Full-length drama
Cast Size:1W,2M
Character breakdown:
Sophie Scholl, 21
Kurt Grunwald, a Nazi police officer, 50s
Hans Scholl, 24

Snapshot

Original or Prominent Production:
Contemporary American Theater Festival -- 5 Regional Productions tota
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Publisher:

Publisher and publishing dates – pending

Production Rights Holder:
Production rights holder: David Meyers — www.DavidActs.com
Experience(s) Chronicled: Righteous Gentiles | Germany, Hitler and the Growth of Nazism | Perpetrators, Bystanders and Collaborators | Resistance | Women and the Holocaust | Reactions to the Holocaust | Other Victims of Nazi Persecution

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