Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library NJ Reviews and Tickets

87%

(29 Ratings)

Positive

90%

Mixed

10%

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Members say

Absorbing, Great acting, Relevant, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

About the Show

Luna Stage presents the world premiere of this fantastical drama about Johanna Stern, the young woman who will go on to become Hannah Arendt, one of the most important 20th century philosophers.

From the show:

Johanna Stern will become one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. But at the moment, no one has heard of her, or even of the name she writes under, Hannah Arendt. She is merely a graduate student with one book under her belt. Karl Frick is a young officer, recently promoted from the criminal police force to the political police force, a new division in 1933 Berlin. His first interrogation in this new job promises to be his most challenging one. A fantastical drama about one of our deepest thinkers, inspired by real events.

Show-Score Member Reviews (29)

Profound, Great staging, Great acting, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if If you like history to be real. Very compelling

Don't see it if If you want light and fluffy

Thought-provoking, Riveting, Intelligent, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You want an intelligent, thought-provoking experience, offering a window into the life of an important 20th century philosopher

Don't see it if You just want brain candy, and are definitely not in the mood for anything deep or intellectual.

Relevant, Thought-provoking, Profound, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You are interested in justice You care about the future of humanity You love passionate acting

Don't see it if you're expecting something light you're expecting a fancy set

Absorbing, Great acting, Intense, Thought-provoking, Intelligent

See it if you are interested in learning about Hannah Arendt's terrifying Nazi interrogation through a well-acted drama.

Don't see it if you don't like a play with basically two characters, one set, a lot of dialogue, and based on a true, frightening experience in Nazi Germany Read more

Slow, Confusing, Relevant

See it if A student of history, interested in women's history, Holocaust history

Don't see it if You can't sit for 90 minutes

Absorbing

See it if The acting in this drama is so tight. The space is intimate you almost feel that your breath matches theirs. It is a truly moving depiction

Don't see it if You want to laugh. The writing is good with a soft humor but this is a drama.

Confusing, Disappointing

See it if You are someone who is intensely interested in the history of Germany in the early 1930s; you might find more value here than I did.

Don't see it if You have not read up on the life of Hannah Stern and her writings. Read more

Disappointing, Banal, Ambitious

See it if You are interested in the early days of Nazi Germany and their treatment of intellectuals and Jews You want to get a basic sense of the time

Don't see it if You seek emotional sparks with your intellectual debates You seek human interactions, not just the play of ideas

Critic Reviews (4)

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