The Grey Zone

Midwest Premiere

The Grey Zone centers on the true account of survivor Dr. Myklos Nyiszli, a Jewish surgeon hand-picked by Joseph Mengele to conduct autopsies on Mengele’s questionably deceased “experiments”; and a selection of Hungarian Jews picked to work in sonderkommando (or Special Commando) units. Their duties are to assist in the heinous act of gassing and burning the incoming trainloads of Jews. At first concerned solely with their own survival Dr. Nyiszli and the sonderkommando find they have given up too much and must fight back in order to save their humanity. The Grey Zone examines the Holocaust not as the abstract horror we have learned but as a real, visceral story that can illustrate the greater truth of what it means to face terrorism with dignity and courage.
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WRITTEN BY
Tim Blake Nelson

DIRECTED BY
Ensemble Member Dado

PERFORMANCE RUN
December 17, 2001 – March 10, 2002

SEASON
Season 9

Midwest Premiere!

The Grey Zone centers on the true account of survivor Dr. Myklos Nyiszli, a Jewish surgeon hand-picked by Joseph Mengele to conduct autopsies on Mengele’s questionably deceased “experiments,” and a selection of Hungarian Jews picked to work in sonderkommando (or Special Commando) units. Their duties are to assist in the heinous act of gassing and burning the incoming trainloads of Jews. At first concerned solely with their own survival, Dr. Nyiszli and the sonderkommando find they have given up too much and must fight back in order to save their humanity. The Grey Zone examines the Holocaust not as the abstract horror we have learned, but as a real, visceral story that can illustrate the greater truth of what it means to face terrorism with dignity and courage.

CAST
Max Rosenthal | Aaron Lisman
Dr. Myklos Nyiszli | Ron Wells
Simon Schlermer | Andy Rothenberg
Old Man, Moll | Jack McCabe
Homman | Guy Massey
Hesch Abramowics | Mark Vallarta
Obersharfuhrer Muhsfeldt | Ensemble Member Doug Vickers
A Girl | Corryn Cummins
Understudy | Rocky Russo

CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Design | Joey Wade
Costume Design | Jana Stauffer
Lighting Design | Andrew Meyers
Sound Design/ Original Music | Ensemble Member Joseph Fosco
Fight Consultant | Ensemble Member Kirsten Fitzgerald
Dramaturg | Kevin Byrne
Stage Manager | Ensemble Member Tiffany Wilson
Set Construction | Joey Wade, Tiffany Wilson, Michael Shannon, Troy West, Carl Ferrono, Andy Rothenberg, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Dominic Conti, Michelle Bush, Jesus Garcia, Mike Dado, Aaron Strauss, Boyd McGinnis, Jim Moore, Macel Fouch, Doug Vickers