I consistently choose to present Touring Theatre productions because the artistic quality is always exceptional, the company stages adaptations of literature with minimal need for sets, the productions are catalysts for meaningful audience engagement and discussions and even when dealing with intense issues like racism, war and prejudice, the performances always include an appropriate degree of humor and entertainment.
—Steve Sumerford, Assistant Director, Greensboro Public Library
Letters from Leokadia
Adapted and Directed by Brenda P. Schleunes
Produced with a grant from the Tannenbaum‐Sternberger Foundation
70 minutes
Photo by Kathy Dollyhigh
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In 1942 wartime Poland a kind Catholic woman discovered an abandoned Jewish child and took her home. That heroic rescue brought great joy, but led to the heartbreak of separation. Letters from Leokadia is a stunning story of choice, courage and love. The production is accompanied by an original score for violin.
Within the evil chaos of death and destruction that we call the Holocaust were occasional bright moments of goodness exemplified by moral courage. These moments are all we can salvage from this dark chapter of human history. If we choose not to yield to the unhappy implications of the human capacity for evil, we must reflect on these examples of goodness.
Brenda P. Schleunes, Playwright and
Director, Letters from Leokadia
Nobody witnessing this play could fail to have his or her emotions stirred. The performance and
the script are nothing short of remarkable.
Harlan Joel Gradin, Associate Director, North
Carolina Humanities Council
