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Hauptmann

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2f, 5m

John Logan

"It is one of rising anti-German sentiment in America, of rich versus poor, of the state versus the individual." - Hollywood Reporter

"A spellbinding and surprisingly fresh...engrossing drama, intelligently told." - Variety

Hauptmann

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2f, 5m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
This compelling drama by the author of Never the Sinner begins just moments before the 1936 execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the German immigrant who was convicted of murdering the Lindbergh's baby. With prison guards doubling as other characters in flashback, Hauptmann tells his gripping story.
Keywords
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

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John Logan

John Logan
John Logan is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. He has received rave reviews for his plays Never the Sinner, about the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, and Hauptman, about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. RED, which premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London and the ...
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