THE PRODUCTION
This original, one-act play is inspired by the true story of Odette Hallowes and her time as a British Special Operations Execeutive agent and Holocaust survivor. This black box style performance uses shadows, light, and puppets to explore the universal themes of hope, forgiveness, and the resilience of the human spirit.
About The Play
After surviving nearly two years in Nazi captivity and at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, SOE agent Odette Hallowes is unexpectedly freed by her captor, SS Commandant Fritz Suhren, who hopes to use her to negotiate his surrender. At the American front lines, Odette exposes him as a war criminal and hands him over to the Allies, seizing his pistol in the process. Sitting in Suhren's SS-issued convertible under the night sky, she convinces Captain Edward Bonner to let her stay outside a little longer, distracting him with the extraordinary story of her life—and how a "little green leaf" saved her in her darkest moment.
"They did not know, as they slammed the door of my cell, that I held in my fingers a most potent link with the forces of life and freedom” ~ Odette Hallowes.
Odette secretly seeks papers hidden in Suhren's car, hoping to secure vital evidence for the British. Over the course of the night a bond forms between the resilient Odette and the war-weary Eddie, who was at the liberation of Buchenwald in the weeks prior and is grappling with his own ability to find hope in the bleakness of fascism. As their conversation unfolds, Odette becomes that light for him, and together they share a rare moment of peace amidst the shadows of war.
About The Play
After surviving nearly two years in Nazi captivity and at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp, SOE agent Odette Hallowes is unexpectedly freed by her captor, SS Commandant Fritz Suhren, who hopes to use her to negotiate his surrender. At the American front lines, Odette exposes him as a war criminal and hands him over to the Allies, seizing his pistol in the process. Sitting in Suhren's SS-issued convertible under the night sky, she convinces Captain Edward Bonner to let her stay outside a little longer, distracting him with the extraordinary story of her life—and how a "little green leaf" saved her in her darkest moment.
"They did not know, as they slammed the door of my cell, that I held in my fingers a most potent link with the forces of life and freedom” ~ Odette Hallowes.
Odette secretly seeks papers hidden in Suhren's car, hoping to secure vital evidence for the British. Over the course of the night a bond forms between the resilient Odette and the war-weary Eddie, who was at the liberation of Buchenwald in the weeks prior and is grappling with his own ability to find hope in the bleakness of fascism. As their conversation unfolds, Odette becomes that light for him, and together they share a rare moment of peace amidst the shadows of war.
Photos by Andrew Dodd Clippingdale, Dodd’s Eye Media.
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