Tales From Red Vienna

by David Grimm

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Synopsis

It’s 1920 in Vienna. Stefan was killed in the Great War, and his widow Heléna is bereft. A woman without means, Heléna is forced to do whatever she can to survive. Set as an enormous political tide is turning throughout Europe, TALES FROM RED VIENNA explores the effects of war on women, the circumstances that control their lives, and the dreams that set them free.

Casting & Production

Casting

HELÉNA ALTMAN (W)
EDDA SCHMIDT (W)
RUDY ZUCKERMEYER (M)
“MUTZI” VON FESSENDORF (W)
BÉLA HOYOS (M)
KARL HUPKA (M)

Setting

Place
Heléna Altman’s apartments in the Mariahilf District of Vienna, and in the Zentralfriedhof Cemetery.

Time
1920.

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Media

Manhattan Theatre Club production. Photos by Joan Marcus.

"A romantic dance of wit and wills."

- Variety

"Dense with desire and disgust . . . Deliciously dark and enigmatic."

- The New York Times

"A compelling new drama… Love, loyalty, honesty, kindness, and status are among the values tested by the hard times that Grimm lays out."

- Time Out NY

Authors

David Grimm

David Grimm is a Brooklyn-based award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays include: IBSEN IN CHICAGO (Seattle Rep.); a new adaptation of CYRANO DE BERGERAC (Perseverance); TALES FROM RED VIENNA (Manhattan...

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