The Antigone in Warsaw
Richard Sewell
The Survivor
by Susan Nanus, Jack Eisner
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the earnest effort to convey the suffering of Jewish residents in the Warsaw Ghetto. The informative content about conditions and character resistance resonates with the audience, though some prefer a different storytelling approach.
Informative about the Warsaw GhettoStrong character resistanceTends to be overly expository
Synopsis
This gripping drama takes place in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II.
A group of determined teenagers organize to resist the Nazis.
They begin by smuggling food into the ghetto.
Eventually they form the nucleus of the Warsaw uprising.
These heroic young people make a if anyone survives their dreadful ordeal, he or she will tell the story of what happened to them.
There was only one survivor and this is the story he told.
Press Reviews
"Ranks with The Diary of Anne Frank as the most extraordinary and devastating Holocaust themed play."
— Tolucan Times
"There won't be a dry eye in the house."
— Journal of Greater Los Angeles
"A riveting, inspiring tale."
— Backstage
Publication
PublisherSamuel French
Year2002
BindingPaperback
Pages75
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573629396
ISBN-100573629390
LCCN2004266984
LCCPS3614.A59 S87 2002
DCC812.54
The Survivor is a American play written by Susan Nanus and published by Samuel French in New York (2002).
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Samuel French · 2002 · 75 pp
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