The Journals of Mihail Sebastian
by David Auburn

Name: The Journals of Mihail Sebastian
Brand: David Auburn
SKU: 9780822220060
Rating: 4.36 (42 reviews)

Off-Broadway

The Journals of Mihail Sebastian Book Cover — The Journals of Mihail Sebastian Cover

Highlights

Male

105 mins 1940s/WWII All Men Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Bare Stage/Simple Set Period Costumes

Synopsis

In the decadent, politically explosive Bucharest of the 1930s and 40s, a young writer struggles to maintain his career, his integrity and his Jewish identity, even as his closest friends ally themselves with Fascism.

Based on the controversial journals of Mihail Sebastian himself, this epic one-man play by the Pulitzer and Tony-winning David Auburn spans eight tumultuous years and opens a uniquely personal window on the Romanian Holocaust and the Second World War.

Press Reviews

"Auburn has chosen an eloquent subject for this solo work…Watching the twilight of his denial obliterated by the harsh dawn of worldwide war is most chillingly relevant right now."
— NYTheatre

"Allows us to glimpse the idiosyncratic effects of that awful history on one intelligent, pragmatic, recognizably real man…David Auburn endows the piece with the carefully modulated accessibility that he gave to Proof."
— Newsday (NY)

"A sinister tale, one well worth telling."
— New York Sun

"A stop motion series of snapshots…A freshness that rejuvenates history’s bitter truths."
— Village Voice

"Auburn has chosen an eloquent subject for this solo work…Watching the twilight of his denial obliterated by the harsh dawn of worldwide war is most chillingly relevant right now."
— NYTheatre