Talking with Angels: Budapest 1943

Hello!

My name is Shelley Mitchell. I’m the artistic director and creator of Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943. , a play based on the book Talking with Angels. This true story follows a young artist named Gitta Mallasz, who defied the horrors of the Holocaust by impersonating  a Nazi officer and sheltering scores of Jewish workers in a forced labor factory.  For her brave actions, she was recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among Nations, for the successful rescue of over one hundred women and children.

Together with Orietta Crispino,  we are thrilled to announce that Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943 will be part of the 2025 season at TheaterLab NYC, a premier small venue just south of Times Square in Manhattan. 

We have assembled a team of cutting-edge artists led by Molly Shayna Cohen (director), Amy Marie Seidel (dramaturg, Here There Are Blueberries, runner up for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize) and Molly Tiede (associate lighting designer Here There Are Blueberries)  to create a theatrical experience that will open minds and change lives.

We have already raised 3/4 of our budget from the George Zimmer Family Foundation, the Achelis and Bodman Foundation, and the Schoellkopf Foundation as well as some individual private donors.

To bring this compelling true story of faith and human dignity to life, we still need to raise another $30,000. Your generous tax-deductible donation will help make this possible.

We believe the legacy of this interfaith story that weaves together politics, science and spirituality is both epic and timely.

We invite you to partner with us in preserving and disseminating this mind expanding message, preserved for us to enjoy today by some remarkable Jewish artists who made the ultimate sacrifice, and their gentile friend who saved all of their journals in order to ensure that future generations would learn of the miraculous powers that abide not in the brain, but in the heart of every human being. Thank you for learning about our project!

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