No Entry

by Marc Paykuss

“No Entry” is a historically based fictional drama that takes place In a displaced persons camp in Germany after WWII. It focuses on a group of Polish Jewish refugees with nowhere to go trying to rebuild their lives, uncertain of what their futures hold. Finalist for the Woodward/Newman drama award.

Lena, a camp committee official, whose hidden desires and tragic past are known to no one, are revealed when...

“No Entry” is a historically based fictional drama that takes place In a displaced persons camp in Germany after WWII. It focuses on a group of Polish Jewish refugees with nowhere to go trying to rebuild their lives, uncertain of what their futures hold. Finalist for the Woodward/Newman drama award.

Lena, a camp committee official, whose hidden desires and tragic past are known to no one, are revealed when she meets Eva, an older German woman, with whom she begins a clandestine relationship. But their association becomes more and more jeopardous when anti-semitic feelings of both Germans and Americans begin to resurface

Best friends Basia and Tola are starting fresh with new husbands and babies, both of them looking forward to a new life in Palestine. But for one of them, an unexpected discovery will forever alter her future.

Beautiful Cesia, emotionally scarred from her experiences, keeps to herself and wants to live Germany as soon as possible. But when she finally opens her heart to a resident who swears he’ll protect her, he betrays her trust in him and leaves her with a frightening choice.

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CAST OF CHARACTERS

Note: DP is abbreviation of Displaced Person.

LENA Female, Early 30s, DP Camp committee member

EVA Female, Early 40s, well bred German antiques dealer

CESCIA Female, Early 20s, DP, emotionally distant widow

KARL Male, Mid 20s, DP, upper class German Jew

BRUNO Male, Mid 20s, DP and Black Marketeer

BASIA Female, Early 20s, DP, a camp survivor

TOLA Female, Early 20s, DP, Basia's best friend, a camp survivor

MYER Male, Early 20s, DP, an avowed Bundist

ITZHAK Male, Early 20s, DP a fervent Zionist

ELZBIETA Female, Mid 30s, DP, crippled, a camp survivor

MOSZEK Male, Late 20s - early 30s, DP Camp committee member,
played by the actor playing Myer

AVRAM Male, Late 20s - early 30s, DP Camp committee member,
played by the actor playing Itzhak

YOZEF Male, Late 20s - early 30s, DP, played by the actor playing Bruno

INGRID Female, Mid 30s, German Cabaret singer, played by the actor
playing Elzbieta

FRIEDA Female, Early 20s, DP, a beautician-in-training played by the actor
playing Tola

MARIE Female. 20s, German maid, played by the actor playing Basia

REBBE Male, 30s. Chassid with long beard, played by the actor playing
Yozef

Awards

  • Woodward/Newman drama award
    Finalist
    2023