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Powerful Play Explores Banality of Evil at Stratford East

2/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

Here There Are Blueberries juxtaposes the lives of Nazi officers with Auschwitz to examine the banality of evil.
Directed by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, the production draws on a 2007 photo album sent to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Philippine Velge portrays archivist Rebecca Erbelding, guiding a narrative challenging humanity among perpetrators.
Projections and sound design amplify the unsettling themes.
The production runs at Stratford East until March 7.

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Story summary

Here There Are Blueberries juxtaposes the lives of Nazi officers with Auschwitz to examine the banality of evil.
Directed by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, the production draws on a 2007 photo album sent to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Philippine Velge portrays archivist Rebecca Erbelding, guiding a narrative challenging humanity among perpetrators.
Projections and sound design amplify the unsettling themes.
The production runs at Stratford East until March 7.