Edith Stein

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An inspiring and passionate drama that has been performed for standing room only audiences throughout the U.S. Set within the context of a controversial Catholic convent established at Auschwitz in the 1980s, this play travels back to Germany during the years following the First World War up to 1942. Based on the true story of Edith Stein who was martyred at Auschwitz, this is a stirring play about the power of faith, family, religious tolerance, mutual respect, and the remarkable triumph of the human spirit against all odds. Edith was a prominent female Jewish intellectual in Germany during the lead up to Hitler's reign of terror. A doctor of philosophy turned atheist and a Medal of Valor recipient during World War I, Edith Stein eventually converted to Catholic-Christianity and left her worldly pursuits behind in order to devote her life to prayer for the Jewish people and her nation in the midst of Nazi horrors. In 1942 Edith was arrested and subsequently gassed to death at Auschwitz as a result of her Jewish ancestry and her unwillingness to compromise with evil or put others at risk. This play tells the story of her heroic struggle with and stand against the greatest of evils, depicted by a fictional Nazi official. (Two act play w/ intermission. Approx. runtime = 110 min. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, INC.)
"Inspiring." - Northern California Jewish Bulletin
"Absolutely stunning...Magnificent theatre." - Valley News Dispatch
"As complex and compelling as the lady it portrays." - Pittsburgh Tribune Review