During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, the Nazis closed down Jewish owned businesses and began to round up the Jews for relocation to concentration camps and the "final solution". Danish freedom fighters of all ages risked everything in daring, hurried rescue attempts of the entire Jewish population. In this stirring play, young Annemarie and Kristi Johansen face soliders, interogations, fierce dogs, personal danger, the loss of loved ones and their own fears as they try to help their freind Ellen Rosen escape across the ocean to Sweden and safety. Courage, faith, ingenuity, and even their fledgling acting skills eventually eventually win the day.

All the drama, pathos, adventure, terror and humor that have madeLois Lowry's Number the Stars a National Bestseller (and winner of the Newbery Award and the American Library Association Book of the Year Award), come to life in this powerful adaptation.

St. John's Theatre is proud to present this very special play as the fall production in their 2000 - 2001 theatrical season. Working under the guidelines established by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Theatre will present Number The Stars as part of an educational package for studing about the Holocaust for both St. John's Theatre students and middle school students from the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Washington. More details on both the production of Number The Stars and the Holocaust educational program will be announced in early September.

Show dates for Number The Stars are November 30 and December 1 & 2, 2000. Mattinee dates for the students in the Catholic elementary schools will be announced in early September along with complete details of the Holocaust educational program.
Link to the Number The Stars Page


Other details for the 2000 - 2001 Theatre season are being worked out, but this much we can tell you:
The spring, 2001 musical is Schoolhouse Rock Live! (rights permitting).
There will be a One-Act Play festival between the fall production of Number The Stars and Schoolhouse Rock Live!, probably in late January or early February.
Watch this page for complete details be the start of school.