←Recommendations of The Berlin Diaries

This play is a powerful and original presentation of a painful exploration into the traumatic Holocaust history of one's family and culture. I would love to see this performed.

An innovative storytelling device aids Stolowitz in recounting her search for truth in her family's history during World War 2. The right two actors would savor the challenge of inhabiting 14 characters, often having them trade lines as the same character while performing a monologue. The fascinating stagecraft is in service of a moving autobiographical story.

Incredibly moving and powerful storytelling that captures the truth of one family's story through the lineage following the Holocaust. The story of the past being discovered with tremendous emotional effect as each piece is uncovered. Beautifully done.

A deeply humane inquiry into family history and the passages in our lives we carry forward to our children, our grandchildren, to the future. Stolowitz deftly crafts a tapestry of voices, threading colors and textures across time and space, tightly binding her careful research with vital storytelling. A recent sharing of an audio play of the work, via Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland, OR, with the addition of compelling visual cues, rich sound design and a deft cast of two brilliant actor sharing 14 roles, is in a word, stunning.

This brilliant and moving play has etched a permanent spot in my mind. So much of this piece is unique: it's form and style, it's autobiographical nature, the way it explores family history... I am both moved emotionally and inspired artistically by this play. Stolowitz, through the telling of her own specific story, has crafted a wonderful and universal narrative.

Research just gives you so much. What if you don’t want information even if it is printed on your DNA? The play is personal, historical, and even frightening in the discoveries. Secrets can be scary. How do you find lost people and reconcile them into your life? There are no easy answers but much to think about.

An unusual view of the process involved in writing a researched play. Also Stolowitz uses a dialogue technique that is new and refreshing. Another original: her information about the holocaust. This adds up to a must read and produce.

Fascinating story of Andrea's search for her family history in Berlin and how trauma can be passed down even without specific incident. I particularly love the way she uses two actors to tell this many-character'd story - it is so open to interpretation and so produce-able!

I absolutely love this play. I came across it in the library at New Dramatists and just couldn't put it down. Such a moving, personal story about the family and Holocaust's far-reaching devastation. I loved how simple and theatrical Stolowitz's language is. Thank you for such a beautiful story.