Award-Winning Play The Accomplices at the Fountain Theatre
Fountain Theatre (5060 Fountain Ave Los Angeles, CA 90029)
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The last date listed for The Accomplices was Saturday August 30, 2008 / 8:00pm.
15 Goldstar Member Reviews
Victor B.
This was the first preview and there are number of production problems that need to be worked out. That said the actors portray real characters in a little known part of American history. This is a must play for anyone interested in the Roosevelt Administration and its reaction to the plight of European Jewry.Written on Jul 14 2008
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Rita H.
Excellent, engaging play, tightly written script, and extremely well acted. I wasn't sure I would be that interested but it was really fascinating to learn what the US role was during this period. I always wondered how 6 million could be slaughtered and the world sits on its hands as we currently continue to do and the slaughter of innocent lives goes on and on and on ......Written on Aug 11 2008
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susanne reyto
Truly loved it. Great production, great play, learned a lot of history.Written on Sep 01 2008
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I love Broadway
I thought the topic was very good and I'm glad this play was done. The play itself was too long for me. It seemed to have really tired me at some times. The actors all seemed like they took this play to their heart, which really touched me because of the topic. I didn't care for the theatre, I thought it was ridiculous that they chose my seat for me for such a small theatre. It should be open seating for a theatre that small. And the seat they chose for me was at the last top row, there were plenty of free seats in the front I could have sat in. I applaud the main character - he was very good. Some of the dialogue was not one of an Israeli, but his acting was strong, I liked him.Written on Jul 25 2008
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More Information About The Accomplices
Quotes & Highlights
- "A gripping production... Deborah LaVine skillfully melds a fine cast." --LA Weekly
- "A powerful play that will get your blood racing and your brain thinking, skillfully acted and directed." --Hollywood Reporter
Description
<p>In 1940, Hillel Kook arrived in the U.S. fresh from the underground resistance in Palestine. Changing his name to Peter Bergson, he sought aid for the rescue of European Jews from the Nazis. Shocked to find himself blocked by both the Roosevelt administration and the Jewish establishment, Bergson spearheaded an extraordinary campaign of public rallies, hard-hitting newspaper advertisements and lobbying in Congress that forced America to confront the Holocaust. Figuring prominently in the play are such historical figures as FDR; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Breckinridge Long, who had jurisdiction over immigration and refugee problems during World War II; and American Jewish leader Rabbi Stephen Wise who found himself torn between nationalism and cultural/religious identity. The result is a blistering account of Bergson's fight to save millions - and of the conspiracy of silence and inaction that continues to haunt us to this day. </p> <p>"In today's culture, many people don't believe the individual has a voice," comments LaVine. "Bergson's story shows that the individual can make a difference. The backdrop is the fight to save the Jews during World War II, but it's a story about one man pitting himself against the machinations of the power elite." </p> <p>Weinraub was a political reporter based in Washington D.C. when he was assigned to cover a documentary called Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? by the young filmmaker Laurence Jarvik. "I became personally interested in the story," he explains. "Some of the men who had been in Bergson's group were living in New York at the time and I began interviewing them, but I wasn't sure where I would go with it. Then I came to L.A. years later and took a playwriting course at UCLA. It was taught by The Fountain Theatre's Simon Levy, and there I wrote the first scene of what was to become The Accomplices." </p> <p>The finished play won a Stellar Network award, which led to its premiere in New York by The New Group in March, 2007 and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Best New Play. It had its second production at the GableStage at the Biltmore in Coral Gables, Florida. "[Weinraub] shows the makings of a forceful political scribe," wrote Daily Variety, noting the "unwavering intelligence" of The Accomplices. "This is a story that needs to be told, and Weinraub does so with moving clarity," agreed Time Out New York. Said the Jerusalem Post, "[Weinraub's] riveting play has the ability to tell this story to an audience that may never crack open a history book. In resurrecting this confrontation for the stage, he has tapped into a message that is as timely as it is dramatic." </p>