theatre of the Holocaust: its past and future

Presents an overview of the theatrical contributions to understanding and responding to the Holcaust based on the experience of one author/critic/director, and speculates upon the ways that playwrights can most effectively address the question of how the theatre of the Holocaust will proceed in the future. The author focuses on the possibility of hope and the creation of empathy, and provides an example of the kind of theatre that can be most effective and successful in confronting the 'Shoah'