When Schiller and Arjay take Schiller’s parents to Europe, both couples learn what it means to be American in a world that no longer admires the U.S. Guinea pigs playing cricket, dead bodies that talk, and an unexpected trip to a concentration camp lead to a shocking yet poignant conclusion. Nominated for a Stage Raw Award.
Walking to Buchenwald
Cast:
SCHILLER, 30s-40s, director of strategic planning for a natural history museum
ARJAY, 30s-40s, a painter and graphic designer
MILDRED, 70s, retired elementary school teacher, Schiller’s mother
ROGER, 70s, retired theatre professor, Schiller’s father
OTHERS (played by one actor)
MUSEUM GUIDE (London)
HOST (Bath)
VISITOR (Cornwall)
SERVER (Paris)
STUDENT (Berlin)
NUDE (Berlin)
MINNESOTAN (Weimar)
SCHLITZEN (Weimar)
BUS DRIVER (Buchenwald)