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FALL PLAY 2009
Fall Play Tickets Now on Sale
Tickets will be sold at lunches on Friday
and at the door for all performances.
Playwright and Director: Jim Wall
St. Francis High School Presents
Auschwitz Lullaby
Presented through special licensing with Dramatic Publishing
Dates & Times: |
Friday November 6 at 7:30 pm |
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Place: |
Kuhn Cultural Arts Center |
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Tickets: |
$10 for general public |
SFHS is sponsoring a Holocaust Memorial discussion at 5:00PM on Saturday Nov 7 in between the afternoon matinee and the evening performance. Our speaker comes to us from the Illinois Holocaust Museum and he is Joseph Koek, one of the hidden children. His parents died at Auschwitz and he was hidden in schools all throughout Europe until the liberation. This memorial is open to the public. There will be a Q and A with Mr. Koek at the end of his talk, followed by some light refreshments.
CAST |
Dr. Isaac Jonah: Leo Simmons
Jacob "Canada" Tannenbaum: Kevin Lusk Captain Hans Gunter: Calvin King and Spencer Angsten Lena: Hannah Telander and Julia Murphy
Miriam: Becky Solomon
Kapo Eva Vacek: Jackie Saland
Captain Rhodes: Marc Barrowclift
Dr. Rosen: Brendan Maguire
Horst: Nick Gedvilas
Marcus: Tommy Lusk and Chris Shearer
Sarah: Hanna Malak and Jackie Martin
Red Haired Woman: Hannah Star
Sr. Angelica: Lauren Minning and Nicole Chimiento
Marcus' mother: Caroline Waszok
Asst. Nun: Lydia Wassman
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James Wall is the playwright and director of Auschwitz Lullaby. The story revolves around attempts to free a young girl who survives the gassing at the Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust and is inspired by true events.The script has won a number of awards, the most prestigious one being the Julie Harris Playwright Award a $5000 first prize from the Beverly Hills Theatre Guild. Very mature themes and content.
Jim lives in Villa Park, Illinois, with his wife, Jeanne, and their two golden retrievers, Shannon and Guinness. He teaches English at St. Francis High School. His undergraduate degree is from Loyola University and he has a master's from Roosevelt University in Chicago.