The Match

by Cynthia L. (Cindy) Cooper

German-Jewish writer Anna Seghers, whose books were burned by the Nazis, lives in exile in Mexico, when her new novel exposing fascism in Germany becomes a bestseller, and attracts the attention of Hollywood scriptwriter Helen Deutsch about turning her book into a film. Presented at Women, Theatre and the Holocaust, by Remember the Women Institute, at the Marlene Meyerson Manhattan JCC, for Holocaust Remembrance...

German-Jewish writer Anna Seghers, whose books were burned by the Nazis, lives in exile in Mexico, when her new novel exposing fascism in Germany becomes a bestseller, and attracts the attention of Hollywood scriptwriter Helen Deutsch about turning her book into a film. Presented at Women, Theatre and the Holocaust, by Remember the Women Institute, at the Marlene Meyerson Manhattan JCC, for Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2023; performed, Equity Library Theatre at W. 53rd Street Library, Manhattan, 2013; Equity Library Theatre Virtual Playwrighting Festival, 2023, Winner Best Play

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The Match

Awards

  • Best Play (tie)
    Equity Library Theatre NYC
    Winner
    2023