A Good Day at Auschwitz
“In this gentle and affecting one-act play based on the author’s life, ninety-three-year-old actor Alan Mandell captures the old-world charm, easy hard-earned humor, and unbending faith of Abe Sarna, a Polish Jew who survived three years in the Auschwitz death camp during WWII…Tobolowsky provides personal details, context, and depth…However, it’s Mandell’s subtle vocal tones of brittle age, pride, and loss that make this production an exceptional listening experience.”
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The extraordinary true story of Abe, a man the playwright met at his synagogue
Abe was a fellow of great humor and heart who not only survived three years at Auschwitz—certainly the worst place on earth—but fell in love there. Abe’s life speaks to the resilience of the human spirit, renewal and hope, even when there seems to be none.
Includes an interview with playwright Stephen Tobolowsky and LA Theatre Works Producing Director Susan Loewenberg.
Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson. Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg. Alan Mandell as Abe, Stephen Tobolowsky as himself.
Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson. Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden. Recording Engineer Neil Wogensen. Sound Design by Mark Holden and Charles Carroll. Mixing Engineer Charles Carroll for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior Radio Producer Ronn Lipkin. Foley Artist Jeff Gardner. Editors Neil Wogensen and Charles Carroll.
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