Dea Loher is one of the most powerful and individual voices in German theatre today. This volume brings together three of her plays to be performed in English. Olga rsquo;s Room: Communist. Jew. Revolutionary. Lover. Mother. Olga Benariorsquo;s story is a searing tale of survival as alongside her fellow prisoners she struggles to hold onto her disintegrating sense of self. Based on real events of the 1930s-40s; Dea Loherrsquo;s gripping first play spans Brazilian revolution and Nazi dictatorship.Innocence: A city by the sea. 14 people on the edge. Illegal immigrants afraid of being arrested for a good deed. A philosopher who burns her own books. A woman seeking forgiveness for crimes she didnrsquo;t commit. A young married man who finds fulfilment laying out corpses. A blind stripper who spends her life being watched by men she cannot see. Innocence is a darkly comic panorama of urban restlessness. Land Without Words : War meets art in this intimate parable. A painter seeks the perfect image; but in K.; a Middle Eastern city; she experiences the effects of war; violence and poverty; impossible to depict. Now she is forced to confront her lifelong beliefs in the value of art; and how to deal with her position in the world today.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Louiseexcellent.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Zellmers point of view is new and refreshingBy Brendan Curtis (Drbcpaine@aol.com)Most WWII stories are told with a "gung-ho" American point of view. And although David Zellmer never expresses a problem with U.S. policy; his point of view is so far removed from the general collective; that it becomes inspiring and mind-blowingly real; because of his ability to bring the reader into his young; cynical; and advanced observation of the war machine. He performes his duty without question. But he expresses a distaste for the loss of civilians; and maintains his commitment to his job with a powerfull artists eye. He notices things that anaverage WWII soldier would never dream of. As you read and become involved in this 26 year olds life; you start to forget what the war was about yourself. Ultimately; his visions do not try to downplay the moral and national justifications of the war; but rather let you in on the workings of a mind; sometimes self-absorbed; with the best intentions at heart. His absolute love of the art of flying combined with all of his other observations will stay with the reader forever.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Top notch memoir of a dancer turned bomber pilotBy Dianne Bauer (wbauer@mediaone.net)I am grateful for Mr. Zellmers detailed memoir of his life as a bomber pilot in the South Pacific. Although my own father served in the Army Air Corps fighting the Japanese; he never shared his frightening experiences with our family. This books allows the reader an opportunity to know the sights; the beauty; the fears; the excitement and the boredom of war in tropical lands. In addition to allowing us inside the cockpit during his first flights and later his bombing missions; Zellmer gives the reader a front row seat into the world he came from; the on stage world of Martha Grahams Dance Company. Its apparent that the author spent long years researching the era; as well as putting together his combat experience from letters written home to family and friends. I found this both a compelling and an informative read.
