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Dr. Korczak and the Children
Four actors try to tell the story of Janusz Korczak, a Jewish doctor killed by the Nazis after refusing to abandon the orphaned children in his care. But how can they put themselves in the mindset of the Holocaust’s victims – or its villains? “What’s it to you what happened in Poland in 1940 and 1942? It’s a long way from here to Poland,” wrote Erwin Sylvanus in this metatheatrical drama from 1957 – but in 2025 the problem of how to confront this atrocious truth through art is only more timely.
DR. KORCZAK AND THE CHILDREN
by Erwin Sylvanus
translated by George E. Wellwarth
directed by Rebecca Maxfield
August 14-24, 2025
“Head Trick Theatre is clearly fighting above its weight in Providence’s theatrical ecosystem...such bold choices have led to creative accomplishments and no shortage of accolades.” —Bob Abelman of The Boston Globe/Motif Magazine
A portion of the proceeds will support aid to children, such as food and medical humanitarian aid, through UNICEF.
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