We Will Not Be Silent

Author(s): David Meyers
Brief synopsis: "We Will Not Be Silent"‎ tells the true story of Sophie Scholl, a German college student who led the only major act of civil disobedience to the Nazis during the Second World War. The play is not about the Holocaust - but examines the role that ordinary Germans played in the rise of Hitler, and the strength and courage that led a group of German students to risk their lives for a righteous, but hopeless, cause.
Format:Full-length drama

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Nationality of Author:U.S.
Tags: Sophie Scholl, Ordinary Germans

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