
Games by Henry Naylor

Games by Henry Naylor
GAMES
Games
by Henry Naylor
Co-Directed by Marc Frost and Hayley Procacci
1936, Berlin. When Jewish athlete Helene Mayer is selected for the Nazis’ Olympic Squad, she realizes she is fighting for much more than a medal. Based on a true story, ‘Games’ is a cautionary tale for our times. ‘Games’ is a two-woman narrative based on the untold stories of Helene Mayer and Gretel Bergmann, the only two German Jewish Olympic level athletes in training for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. This two woman show dissects the real-life journeys of both Helene Mayer and Gretel Bergmann, as they navigate identity, sport, integrity, and humanity of self and passion during Hitler’s reign.
ORIGINALLY DEVISED BY
Hayley Procacci, Marc Frost,
Olivia Rose Nathan, Talia Langman, Cole Festenstein, Jeffery Owen Freelon, Jr.,
Carolyn Moore, Rebecca Fletcher
Additional Devising w/ DePaul U. students:
Brooklyn Durs, Eric Jacobson, Cookie Isenberg, Evan Ozer, Kelly Robinson, Madelyn Strasma, Shane Veloski, Fiona Walsh-Calton
DePaul Performances:
Tuesday, Oct 17 at 7:30pm (preview)
Wed - Sat, Oct. 18-21 at 7:30pm
Sat - Sun, Oct 21-22 at 2:00pm
The Theatre School at DePaul University
Studio 323
2350 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Henry Naylor
Playwright
Hayley Procacci
Co-Director
Marc Frost
Co-Director
Mia Cohen
Student Stage Manager
Lee Creel
Student Stage Manager
Haley Magee-Dean
Student Stage Manager
Madelyn Strasma
Poster Design
