Hannah and Martin

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A play based on the tumultuous love affair between the Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt and the renowned philosopher Martin Heidegger, who aided the Nazis during World War II.

Melissa Friedman and David Strathairn in <I>Hannah and Martin</I>, Manhattan Ensemble Theater, 2004.  Photo by Dixie Sheridan.
Melissa Friedman and David Strathairn in <I>Hannah and Martin</I>, Manhattan Ensemble Theater, 2004.  Photo by Dixie Sheridan.
Cast Requirements

4 men
4 women (doubling)

Press

“Stunningly written…. Electrifying…. (A) soul-stirring, argumentative, deeply questioning drama.”
—Chicago Sun-Times

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Press

“As good as it gets…Brims over with all sorts of truths, painful and profound.”
—Chicago Free Press

“An impressive accomplishment…. On fire with the passion of thought.”
—Variety