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May 24, 2023

The Berlin Diaries By Andrea Stolowitz 

handwritten diary entry 1939The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a German Jew.
Following the complicated lure of genealogy, Stolowitz goes back to Berlin to bring the story of her unknown ancestors out of the archives into the light. The record keeps as many secrets as it shares; how do people become verschollen, lost, like library books?

A limited number of free tickets have been reserved for secondary school student groups and their teachers. Please register as soon as possible by email at tickets@etberlin.de

This production is part of the 2023 Berlin Performing Arts Festival, May 31 to June 3, 2023.

Complete funding for this production and the 2022 performances provided by the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.

2022 performances

THE BERLIN DIARIES – PLAY PERFORMED AT THE English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center

Monday through Friday, April 25 to 30, 2022, 20:00

English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center, Fidicinstr. 40, 10965 Berlin

A limited number of free tickets have been reserved for student groups and their teachers. 

Please register asap by e-mail at tickets@etberlin.de

Directed by Daniel Brunet 

Featuring Carrie Getman and John Julian

The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a German Jew. Following the complicated lure of genealogy, Stolowitz goes back to Berlin to bring the story of her unknown ancestors out of the archives into the light. The record keeps as many secrets as it shares; how do people become verschollen, lost, like library books?