Jenny Lyn Bader
Berlin, 1933. With martial law in effect, political activism has become a capital crime. The Gestapo has arrested a graduate student suspected of conducting illegal research. She undergoes intense questioning, and the arrival of a lawyer sent to defend her only complicates matters. But the encounter takes surprising turns as an earnest young officer must interrogate the iconic political thinker Hannah Arendt – a woman in possession of untold wit, charm and ideas. Inspired by real events, this fantastical drama delves into the life and mind of one of history’s deepest thinkers.
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Jenny Lyn Bader is the author of plays including Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library (59E59 Theaters/Luna Stage), In Flight (Workshop Theatre); Equally Divine: The Real Story of the Mona Lisa (Theater at the 14th St. Y); Manhattan Casanova (Hudson Stage); and None o ...