by Linda Chin
Written by David Meyers, Directed by Jim Petosa; Scenic Designer, Ryan Bates; Costume Designer, Becca Jewett; Lighting Designer, Matthew Rodgers; Sound Designer, Dewey Dellay; Stage Manager, Brian Robillard. CAST (in alphabetical order): Sarah Oakes Muirhead, Conor Proft, Tim Spears. Performances through November 4 at New Repertory Theatre, Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA through November 4
For 90 minutes after the lights went up until the final blackout, the audience at We Will Not Be Silent was mostly silent, captivated by the drama unfolding in an interrogation cell in 1943 Munich. The 21 year-old subject Sophie Scholl’s crime? High treason, from participating with other students (including her older brother Hans) and a professor at the University in the non-violent activist group the White Rose, with punishment by guillotine. Founded on the principles of peaceful protest, the group authored and distributed pamphlets to resist the Nazi regime, speaking out about Hitler’s violent treatment of children and Jews.
