Watch on the Rhine

by Lillian Hellman

Presented by VCA Acting & VCA Design and Production
Directed by Alice Qin

Summer 1940. On a peaceful morning in her Washington D.C. living room, widow Fanny Farrelly anxiously awaits the return of her daughter and her German husband, who are fleeing Europe with their children.
As night falls, dark secrets emerge, and this American sanctuary becomes even more dangerous than what they left behind.

Content Warning: This performance contains references to concentration camps, bombings, and refugees in the context of WWII. Imitation weaponry is used including imitation firearms sighted onstage, and imitation weapons used during choreographed fight sequences. It contains depictions of physical violence, an off-stage depiction of murder and references to gambling and bribery.

This production will run for approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Any latecomers will be admitted at the discretion of front of house.

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