H*TLER'S TASTERS

by Michelle Kholos Brooks

Three times a day, every day, a group of young women have the opportunity to die for their country. They are Adolph Hitler's food tasters. And what do girls discuss as they wait to see if they will live through another meal? Like all girls, throughout time, they gossip and dream, they question and dance. They want to love, laugh, and above all, they want to survive.

Three times a day, every day, a group of young women have the opportunity to die for their country. They are Adolph Hitler's food tasters. And what do girls discuss as they wait to see if they will live through another meal? Like all girls, throughout time, they gossip and dream, they question and dance. They want to love, laugh, and above all, they want to survive.

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H*TLER'S TASTERS

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  • Jennifer Maisel: H*TLER'S TASTERS

    Biting. Chilling. A dark ride that resonates so much in the moment we're in right now.

    Biting. Chilling. A dark ride that resonates so much in the moment we're in right now.

  • Vince Gatton: H*TLER'S TASTERS

    Wildly funny, kinetic, and absolutely harrowing, Hitler's Tasters is a sharp shock of a play that will stick with you. I saw it last year Off-Broadway and it has certainly stuck with me: it continues to resonate with its themes about complicity, complacency, passionate devotion that curdles into something else, and society's treatment - then and now - of young women as disposable. On top of all that, it's also an astoundingly good showcase for young actresses. Colleges, and even high schools -- get on this. Entertaining and powerful stuff.

    Wildly funny, kinetic, and absolutely harrowing, Hitler's Tasters is a sharp shock of a play that will stick with you. I saw it last year Off-Broadway and it has certainly stuck with me: it continues to resonate with its themes about complicity, complacency, passionate devotion that curdles into something else, and society's treatment - then and now - of young women as disposable. On top of all that, it's also an astoundingly good showcase for young actresses. Colleges, and even high schools -- get on this. Entertaining and powerful stuff.

  • John Bavoso: H*TLER'S TASTERS

    The mixture of the mundane and personal and the horrifying and world-changing is what makes this script so effectively chilling and funny at the same time. As we get wrapped up in the selfies and interpersonal drama between the characters, we can never forget the atrocities happening just offstage. I’m sure this would make for a tense and thought-provoking evening of theatre!

    The mixture of the mundane and personal and the horrifying and world-changing is what makes this script so effectively chilling and funny at the same time. As we get wrapped up in the selfies and interpersonal drama between the characters, we can never forget the atrocities happening just offstage. I’m sure this would make for a tense and thought-provoking evening of theatre!

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Geffen Playhouse, Year 2017
  • Type Reading, Organization Wordsmyth Theatre Co. , Year 2017
  • Type Reading, Organization Centenary Stage Company, Year 2017
  • Type Reading, Organization Boston Court Theatre, Year 2017
  • Type Reading, Organization Pacific Resident Theatre, Year 2016

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Kentucky Performing Arts Center, Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Theatre Row, Year 2022
  • Type Professional, Organization White Rabbit Theatre Company, Zurich, Year 2022
  • Type Professional, Organization Guild Hall, Year 2021
  • Type Professional, Organization Pendragon Theater, Year 2021
  • Type Professional, Organization Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, Year 2021
  • Type Professional, Organization Electric Lodge, Year 2020
  • Type Fringe, Organization Edinburgh Fringe, Year 2019
  • Type Professional, Organization North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, Year 2019
  • Type Professional, Organization Centenary Stage, Year 2018
  • Type Professional, Organization New Light Theatre Project, Year 2018

Awards

  • Critic's Pick
    Time Out New York
    2022
  • Must Watch Play
    LA Times
    Judges' Choice
    2020
  • The List 2020
    The Kilroys
    Selection
    2020
  • Best of Fringe
    The Stage UK
    Selection
    2019
  • Susan Glaspell Contest
    Centenary Stage
    Winner
    2017