The Accidental Caregiver: How I Met, Loved, and Lost Legendary Holocaust Refugee Maria Altmann

by Gregor Collins

With the promise of Hollywood success around the corner, 30-year-old Gregor Collins agrees to do a favor for a friend and accept a temporary job as a caregiver for Maria Altmann, a 90-year-old Holocaust refugee from Austria. Reluctant at first, Gregor is eventually forced to face life, love and death in a way he would never have imagined. (This play is based on Gregor's acclaimed memoir of the same name.)

With the promise of Hollywood success around the corner, 30-year-old Gregor Collins agrees to do a favor for a friend and accept a temporary job as a caregiver for Maria Altmann, a 90-year-old Holocaust refugee from Austria. Reluctant at first, Gregor is eventually forced to face life, love and death in a way he would never have imagined. (This play is based on Gregor's acclaimed memoir of the same name.)

  • Inquire About Rights
  • Recommend
  • Download
  • Save to Library

The Accidental Caregiver: How I Met, Loved, and Lost Legendary Holocaust Refugee Maria Altmann

Production History

  • Professional, The Robert Moss Theater (cast of 9), The Austrian Cultural Forum New York (cast of 2), 2015

Awards

  • “Astonishing and self-assured... moments of hilarity alternate with deeply tender scenes... a beautiful memoir not to be missed.” ~Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    “Collins’s affection for Maria comes out on every page – variously reverent, poignant, awestruck, and romantic.” ~Publishers Weekly