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inspiration for distant survivors

The inspiration for Distant Survivors came from 

several volumes of Holocaust poetry by William Heyen:

Erika; Falling from Heaven; and Shoah Train.  

Director June Prager has adapted this work for the stage.

The intent of the play is to educate and remind audiences 

of the ignorance, depravity and hatred that created and 

allowed the Holocaust to occur and provoke determination 

to never allow it to happen again.  

Distant Survivors has been published by Blue Moon Plays and is available for production by theatres, religious organizations, and educational institutions.

Distant Survivors Script accepted into U.S. Holocaust museum Literary Collection

The United States Holocaust Memorial Musuem has accepted a donation of the script for Distant Survivors, adapted for the stage by June Prager based on the Holocaust poetry of William Heyen, into their collection of materials on the history of the Holocaust. The published script will hopefully benefit researchers, scholars, and individuals interested in learning more about the Holocaust from the perspective German American who travels to Germany and Poland seeking answers and encounters voices of survivors.