Notes from Marc & Susan Smith

"A Journey to Kreisau" received its international premiere in Hamburg, Germany in March, 2007, with a cast of four German and one British actors, performing in English for a capacity audience.
Read a message from Marc and Susan about their trip.

Public and Private, A Playwright's Journey
Born in the Great Depression, Marc P. Smith has lived through the periods of the second world war, the cold war, the civil rights movement in the U.S., Viet Nam, and the current universe of militant extremists. His stories present the amazing journey of an ordinary man traveling through world-changing events in search of a moral compass as he learns to navigate his life. Read more...

U.S. Premiere in Worcester, Massachusetts for Marc P. Smith’s Play, A Journey to Kreisau

This Week in Germany, e-newsletter
From the German Embassy in Wash. DC. / February 29, 2008

‘Journey’ powerful venture into history

Worcester Telegram and Gazette
By: Richard Duckett / January 20, 2008

Richard Duckett review of the opening night performance of the U.S. premiere of the play at The Hibernian Cultural Center.

U.S. debut for play

Worcester Telegram & Gazette
By Richard Duckett / January 11, 2008

Article about the U.S. premiere of Marc Smith's play, A Journey to Kreisau at the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center, 19 Temple St., Worcester.

Foothills co-founder’s play has international appeal

Worcester Telegram & Gazette
By Richard Duckett / November 15, 2007

About the international paths of Marc's play, A Journey to Kreisau, just prior to its performance in Lodz, Poland.

Bridging cultures, a play gives voice to history

Boston Globe
By: Diane Daniel , Globe Correspondent / June 17, 2007

Story about Marc & Susan's trip to Germany and an overview of the Kreisau Project.

Playwright shines footlights on Nazi resistance

Worcester Telegram & Gazette
By: Bronislaus Kush / February 21, 2007

About Marc and Susan's trip to Hamburg and Berlin where Marc's play, "A Journey to Kreisau," had its international premiere. The play in Hamburg (on March 7) was part of an array of events in Hamburg and Berlin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of German resistance leader Helmuth James von Moltke.

The January/February, 2005 issue of the magazine B'nai B'rith Today, features an article about Marc P. Smith's new play as its cover story on the regional editions of this magazine across the country. In the story written by Rachel Rosenblit, Marc is quoted regarding his own childhood in Worcester in the late 1930s and early 1940s: "I would always sit and listen to the stories about the refuges. I had relatives in Europe - Lithuania and Latvia - and we were following what was happening with them. I grew up very politically aware."

German couple's letters inspire playwright's 'Journey'

The Boston Globe
By Catherine Foster, Globe Staff / January 21, 2005

The Boston Globe carried a January 21th story on "Journey to Kreisau" with reporter Catherine Foster noting that Marc spent at least a year in researching and then four months writing this play which is closer to docudrama than a conventional play. She also mentioned one Boston connection to the von Moltkes - the fact that Helmuth James' parents were Christian Scientists and spent time in Boston helping translate Mary Baker Eddy's textbook into German.

In Worcester Magazine, the January 20, 2005 issue describes the interaction between Marc as playwright/director and his ensemble cast of five actors as they begin the first rehearsal for this trio of staged readings to occur in late January and mid-February. Reporter Brian Goslow writes of both the historical context of "Journey to Kreisau" and the structure of the rehearsal for the staged-reading.

Radio interviews include a January 19, 2005 interview with Hank Stolz on WTAG, 580AM radio and the Mark Lynch Inquiry program interview taped at WICN 90.5 FM the Worcester NPR affiliate station, for airing in late January.