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The White Crow
Author(s): Donald Freed
Subtitled Eichmann in Jerusalem, The White Crow is set in the basement office of an Israeli police station in the summer of 1960. Adolf Eichmann, German SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust, is under interrogation. He has been tracked down in Argentina and brought to Israel to stand trial for his crimes. The play explores Eichmann’s psyche and goes beyond his defense that he was merely following orders.
Format: Drama
Cast Size:2M/1F
Character breakdown:
Adolf Eichmann
Dr. Miriam Baum, Israeli psychologist
Israeli orderly
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1989; Theatre Royal, York, UK, May 2007.
Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1989; Theatre Royal, York, UK, May 2007.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
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Production Rights Holder:
Text of the play is available at Donald Freed’s website.
Experience(s) Chronicled: Nazi War Crimes and Judgement
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