Leni & Joseph

by Jacob Marx Rice

Leni Riefenstahl is a dancer, actor, and perhaps Germany’s most influential director. Joseph Goebbels is the charmingly brutal Minister of Propaganda, intent on consolidating power for the Nazi Party. When the ambitious minister hires the even more ambitious filmmaker to shoot the greatest propaganda movie ever made, it will pull two brilliant and dangerous minds into one of most productive, powerful, and deeply...

Leni Riefenstahl is a dancer, actor, and perhaps Germany’s most influential director. Joseph Goebbels is the charmingly brutal Minister of Propaganda, intent on consolidating power for the Nazi Party. When the ambitious minister hires the even more ambitious filmmaker to shoot the greatest propaganda movie ever made, it will pull two brilliant and dangerous minds into one of most productive, powerful, and deeply antagonistic relationships in the history film. Leni & Joseph explores the wild true story of two giants as they flirt, fight, and shape the lives and deaths of millions.

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Leni & Joseph

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  • Michael C. O'Day: Leni & Joseph by Jacob Marx Rice
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    Rice's great achievement with LENI & JOSEPH is to create a thrillingly catty behind-the-scenes show biz soap opera - and let our excitement and engagement with that serve as an equivalent to the seductiveness of evil, so we can see just how easily it happens. Smart, an actor's delight, and terrifyingly relevant.

    Rice's great achievement with LENI & JOSEPH is to create a thrillingly catty behind-the-scenes show biz soap opera - and let our excitement and engagement with that serve as an equivalent to the seductiveness of evil, so we can see just how easily it happens. Smart, an actor's delight, and terrifyingly relevant.

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  • Karen Saari: Leni & Joseph by Jacob Marx Rice
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    Villains rarely see themselves as villains. This compelling play draws us into the friendship/power struggle between two individuals so driven by ambition they are able to justify terrible choices. Excellent dialogue and tension--a great read.

    Villains rarely see themselves as villains. This compelling play draws us into the friendship/power struggle between two individuals so driven by ambition they are able to justify terrible choices. Excellent dialogue and tension--a great read.

    ”
  • Philip Kaplan: Leni & Joseph by Jacob Marx Rice
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    A riveting play that shows how an artist can be corrupted by power, and how the powerful can use art to achieve their goals.

    A riveting play that shows how an artist can be corrupted by power, and how the powerful can use art to achieve their goals.

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Development History

  • Reading, Last Frontier Theatre Conference, 2017