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A NEW
PLAY SET IN NAZI OCCUPIED AMSTERDAM The Assassination of Heinrich Reinebach opens May 31, 2008 at Theatre Group Studio, 2635 South Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034
Written and directed by Lorinne Vozoff, this one-act play (65 minutes) presents the story of a cabaret singer (Vozoff) and her piano accompanist (Emanuele Secci) on a night shortly
after the occupation of Amsterdam. These two exiled performers, united by their common Jewish background, face a dangerous opportunity when a high-ranking Nazi officer comes to their bar. The play offers six live
Kurt Weill songs, a complex recorded sound plot and an authentic set.
"In writing this play, I wanted to explore how far a person will go to stop evil," Vozoff said recently to her acting class at TGS where she
is Artistic Director. "How does terror limit our courage? What motivates some people to stand up, even under horrific fire? These questions transcend time and circumstance, and at a given
moment they may need to be answered.
The Assassination of Heinrich Reinebach will be performed at Theatre Group Studio on Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm through
July 26, 2008. For reservations, please
call (310) 837-9861.
Download press release for more information
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ANNOUNCEMENT on Donald Freed
The celebrated playwright Donald Freed will teach a master class for writers, directors, dramaturges, as well as anyone who wishes to explore their
creativity through writing. The class will be offered in September 2008 at Theatre Group Studio.
Referred to as "an intellectual giant" by Arts Reporter Nick Ahad of the Yorkshire Post, Freed is beyond equal
in today's political playwriting arena. Harold Pinter said of him " Donald Freed is a writer of blazing imagination, courage and insight. His work is a fearless marriage of politics and art." For the past two
years, Freed has been teaching at Leeds where he was "writer in residence". Ahad wrote, "he speaks with an eloquence that most of us wouldn't have if we were given all day to rehearse what we wanted to say." His
students consider his lectures to be treasures.
Mr. Freed comes to Theatre Group Studio from a phenomenal success of his latest play Patient # 1, a brave and blistering expose of George W.
Bush. This play was presented in May at the York Theatre Royal where the entire run was sold out long before its opening. An American premiere of Patient # 1 will take place in October 2008 in
Chicago.
Here is a complete bio on Mr. Freed
, and information on his upcoming playwriting class.
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