And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank

Customer Reviews

"This is a very moving show for audiences ages 12 through 112. The incorporation of the videos makes it such a great blend of documentary and theatre. "

Review by Carly Shank, UIS Performing Arts Center, Springfield, Ill.

"A play gets my attention by the use of "good words." The writing was excellent. All of the characters were so real. I am a big fan of monologues, and the movements from monologues back into group scenes were beautiful."

Review by Sue Moore, Cheyenne Schools, Cheyenne, OK

"This was one of the most moving experiences I've had as a director (25 years). I followed each performance with a Q & A with actors/audience/and a holocaust survivor. It was incredible."

Review by Jane Talley, Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas, NV

"Incredible learning experience for both my students and me. My audiences were extremely moved."

Review by Susan Stratton, Castle Park High School, Chula Vista, CA

"What a wonderful venue for combining theatre and video arts. The story of Eva and Ed is just striking enough to be shocking and human enough to be moving."

Review by Janine G. West, Boulder High School, Boulder, CO

"The play "And Then They Came for Me" changed the lives of my cast. Even after months of research and preparation, the actors came to me after opening night with stories of the impact it had on their lives. We will never forget it."

Review by Michal Ruth Penwell, Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, TN

"Excellent play! Highly moving and an innovative look at the Holocaust."

Review by Beth Rotenberg, Tufts University Hillel Foundation, Medford, MA

"The play was fantastic. We filled the 200-seat house and everyone extolled the production. The directing, staging, lights, sound, costumes were great, but I think it was the overall collage of video, sound and script that impacted everyone so strongly and brought this frequently either visceral or intellectual topic to a dramatic combined reality. My mother, who is generally very critical, said she actually thought the actors on the stage were Young Eva and Young Ed. Great choice for education. It was fabulous. We followed the show with discussion. One night it was led by a Nun from the Catholic Chaplaincy and the other by a Professor of History specializing in the Holocaust. The audience response and involvement intensified their appreciation of the topic."

Review by Linda Monchik, Center for Jewish Culture, Fall River, MA

"I loved this play! The actors loved this play! The audience loved this play! It was technically challenging because of our limited technology, but it was worth it to have the audience impacted as they were. Ours was a terrific production!"

Review by Kara Beloate, North Mason High School, Belfair, Wash.

"A moving testament to Holocaust victims and survivors, And Then They Came for Me is also a wonderful tool for interdisciplinary study. We performed our show during school for all eighth grade classes as a culminative activity to their study of the Holocaust. Both teachers and students were moved. The use of interactive videotape is most effective."

Review by Susan McCormick, Highland Park Middle School, Dallas, Texas

"We did this play for both school matinees and for adult audiences. In both situations, the play mesmerized and deeply affected the emotions of the audiences who viewed it. During my tenure at the college, it drew the largest number of people to have seen one of our productions. The combination of video and live actors proved to be riveting theatre."

Review by Mike Solomonson, Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook, Ariz.

"It was very moving and very well received. The audience was silent after the performance, not wanting to break the reverence of the moment."

Review by Joanne Kovach, Ste. Genevieve School, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.

"This play was a rousing success and a great educational tool augmented by the attendance of Eva Schloss herself who talked to the audience afterward. I liked the economy of the play, and its message was very digestible to an audience sadly unfamiliar with the subject matter."

Review by Peter Manos, Notre Dame College of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio

"It was really a heart wrenching presentation. The videos of Eva Geiringer-Schloss and Helmut (Ed) Silverberg as they narrated their stories put so much emotion behind it and brought the whole thing to life in a stark and powerful manner É There are some statements we dare not forget. The simple writings of Anne Frank fall into that category. There is definitely some reason for the diary of a young girl to survive against all odds for more than 60 years. The words and emotions of these two people who knew Anne and survived what she did not [survive] speak to us all and ask that we remember and not allow this history to keep repeating."

Review by Christa Hedrick, Clay County Democrat, Rector, Ark., (reviewing a performance by Rector High School)

"The script is concise yet manages to capture a wealth of historical and emotional detail. There is an intimate quality to the true stories of children in war. Actors and audiences are struck by the juxtaposition of horror and hate with courage and love."

Review by Peter Fuller, Redeemer Christian High School, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

"James Still's production presented Gorham High School with a wonderful learning opportunity. The reality and horror of the Holocaust was revealed in a palpable method. The multimedia dimension of this production captivated the actors' and audience's attention."

Review by Eileen Avery, Gorham High School, Gorham, Maine

"This was one of the most moving and effective programs I have done on this topic. It was appropriate for all ages and wonderfuly meshed the "historical" with the "personal.""

Review by Beth Selter, Camp Nesher/New Jersey YMCA, Lakewood, Pa.

"A very powerful and moving show. It had our audiences in tears. The integration of interviews from actual Holocaust survivors all the more poignant."

Review by Wayne Marek, Eau Claire Children's Theatre, Eau Claire, Wis.

"An incredible play that weaves two remarkable biographies in a powerful and innovative way."

Review by Jarrod Townsend, Williams Field High School, Gilbert, Ariz.