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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

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