This new one-woman show tells the story of a gentile woman who saved hundreds of Jewish families during WWII

Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943 is a new 100-minute, one-woman show by Shelley Mitchell set to debut at Theaterlab (357 West 36th Street) in Midtown Manhattan on March 6. Running through March 30, the play is inspired by the real-life story of Gitta Mallasz, a Gentile woman who protected and rescued hundreds of Hungarian Jewish women and children during World War II in Hungary.

The show is directed by Molly Shayna Cohen and specifically explores Mallasz’s decision to pose as a Nazi officer in order to shelter Jewish friends and strangers working in a military facility during the war.

“The historical narrative intertwines with a spiritual one: between June and November 1943, Mallasz and her Jewish friends experienced a series of encounters with entities from another plane, receiving teachings on personal and spiritual transformation,” reads an official synopsis of the upcoming show.

After World War II, Mallasz transcribed these encounters into a book, Talking with Angels, which has been translated into 26 languages and directly inspired this new theater performance.

Some scheduled shows will be followed by talkbacks focusing on the various themes explored in the play, led by a range of personalities, including Joe Kulin, former publisher of Parabola magazine, who assisted in the production and promotion of the show back in 2002.

Tickets are available for approximately $25 each and can be purchased here.