Cygnet/EJC Staged Reading! Kressmann Taylor's Address Unknown

Part of EJC's Staged Reading Series! Join Eastside Jewish Commons and Cygnet Productions for a one-night-only staged reading of Kressmann Taylor's, Address Unknown!

A rediscovered classic and international bestseller that recounts the gripping tale of a friendship destroyed at the hands of Nazi Germany

In this searing epistolary staged reading, Kressmann Taylor brings vividly to life the insidious spread of Nazism through a series of letters between Max, a Jewish art dealer in San Francisco, and Martin, his friend and former business partner who has returned to Germany in 1932, just as Hitler is coming to power.

Originally published in Story magazine in 1938, Address Unknown became an international sensation. Credited with exposing the dangers of Nazism to American readers early on, it is also a scathing indictment of fascist movements around the world and a harrowing exposé of the power of the pen as a weapon.

A powerful and eloquent work of historical fiction about the consequences of a friendship—and society—poisoned by extremism, Address Unknown remains hauntingly and painfully relevant today.

Directed by Louanne Moldovan

Featuring: Michael Fisher-Welsh and David Meyers

Talkback to follow Reading

All Ages Sliding Scale $10-$20

No one Turned Away for lack of Funds, please contact us if money is an obstacle: ericstern@ejcpdx.org

What is a Staged Reading?

A staged reading is a form of theater where actors read from scripts while performing on stage with minimal or no sets, costumes, or props. It is a rehearsed, intermediate step between a table read and a full production, often featuring basic movement (blocking) and acting.

Louanne Moldovan is the Artistic Director of Cygnet Productions, launched in 1992 in David Morrison Books – the perfect venue for theatrical works adapted from literature. With the mission to produce socially-conscious, politically-relevant entertainment, Cygnet’s work is acclaimed for its distinctive, absorbing, spicy adaptations from books, letters, short stories and epic poems. This material draws Portland’s most luminous acting talents, and has earned Cygnet the sobriquet of Portland’s “literary cabaret.”