Digital Engagement of WIESENTHAL

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents a digital engagement of WIESENTHAL, the critically acclaimed one-man show written and performed by Tom Dugan.

Based on the life of Simon Wiesenthal, the “Jewish James Bond” who devoted his life to bring justice after the horrific atrocities during WWII. Tickets for the digital performances on October 20-27, 2020 are now available.

Dugan explains his connection to the material, "My father was a WWII veteran who was awarded The Bronze Battle Star and The Purple Heart. He helped liberate the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in 1945. Although I’m an Irish Catholic, I married a Jewish woman, and now we are raising two beautiful Jewish boys, so Simon Wiesenthal's message of tolerance has a deep resonance for me. Wiesenthal was not only a Jewish hero, he fought for the rights of all Holocaust victims, including Soviet, Polish, Gypsy, and homosexual victims as well."

Directed for stage by Jenny Sullivan, the production is filled with hope, humanity and humor. Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor, devoted his life to bringing more than 1,100 Nazi war criminals to justice after WW II. The digital presentation is a live performance that was recorded during the show’s New York premiere Off-Broadway at the Acorn Theatre. The Wallis previously presented the live production of Wiesenthal in 2015.

"The Wallis first presented Wiesenthal early in the play’s genesis,” says The Wallis’ Artistic Director Paul Crewes, “so it’s particularly exciting to join forces with Tom Dugan, once again, to digitally offer his compelling and significant production. Whether audiences are seeing this play for the first time or revisiting it, they will be drawn into this captivating performance and Tom’s masterful story telling.” Nominated for both New York’s Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award, Wiesenthal is an uplifting and highly entertaining one-man show that unfolds like a gripping spy thriller, telling the story of famed Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, after cheating death at the hands of Hitler's S.S., spent his life bringing to justice the most notorious war criminals in human history.

The Wiesenthal is written and stars Tom Dugan. The creative team comprises scenic designer Beowulf Boritt, costume designer Alex Jaeger, lighting designer Joel E. Silver and sound designer Shane Rettig. Ticket holders can stream digital program for a 24-hour period beginning at 10 am on date selected. Tickets are currently on sale for $50 per household and can purchased at www.TheWallis.org/Wiesenthal. (310)746-4000 (Tue. – Fri. 9:30 am – 2:30 pm)