Das furchtbarste Beispiel

University Theatre takes up the real struggle of the 20th century's most notorious failed artist:

the bold farce "Mein Kampf," written by George Tabori, the son of a holocaust survivor, on Feb. 19-21 and 24-28 at 8 p.m. with a matinee performance March 1 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building's Cellar Theatre.

In conjunction with this production, the UGA departments of theatre and film studies and German and Slavic studies are hosting an international symposium on "George Tabori and the Theatre of the Holocaust" Feb. 26-28. Scholars and performers from around the world will gather in Athens for this interdisciplinary event, which is free and open to the public. For more information and to view a schedule of speakers and performances, see www.drama.uga.edu/event/tabori.

Directed by UGA alumnus Del Hamilton, co-founder of 7 Stages Theatre Company in Atlanta, the "Mein Kampf" production will move to Atlanta for a run March 12-14 at 8 p.m. and March 15 at 5 p.m. at 7 Stages.

"Mein Kampf" portrays Adolf Hitler as a young, struggling artist secretly yearning to take over the world and whose life is changed by a chance encounter with a Jewish Bible seller. This story is inspired by actual events, as Hamilton notes.

Begins tonight at 8 p.m. Get your tickets here, and don't miss the events surrounding the wider Tabori conference going on at UGA next week. Great synergy from Theatre and German/Slavic studies.

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