First set up in New York in 2012 by Selfhelp Community Services, Witness Theater brings survivors and high school students together on a stage to dissect the happenings of the Holocaust, its repercussions and the importance of remembering.
Next week on both May 8 and 9, the group puts on In Person at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan at 334 Amsterdam Avenue by West 76th Street on the Upper West Side. Survivors will take the stage to narrate their stories “while students reenact their wartime experiences,” reads an official press release.
Following the 90-minute shows, both the creative team and the cast will participate in a Q&A session.
You can snag tickets for each production right here. Noteworthy is the fact that each one is pay as you wish, a feature that, according to the release, “ensures that JCC programs can be accessible for the entire community.”
Similar productions by Witness Theater have taken over other NYC institutions throughout the years, including the Museum of Jewish Heritage — a Living Memorial to the Holocaust. Needless to say, this month’s shows feel even more resonant given the current state of affairs in terms of antisemitism across college campuses and beyond, arguably a direct result of what happened in Israel on October 7.
