The Kreisau Project
At the center of Marc P. Smith’s creative work of the past 9 years (2002-2011) are two plays: “A Journey to Kreisau” and “Karski.” Both plays have at their core Marc’s strong commitment to ‘stand witness,’ to tell these two compelling stories of individual resistance to Hitler’s Nazi regime. They are stories that are only now being told, more than 65 years after the end of World War II. Marc believed profoundly that the arts were a powerful vehicle for the transmission of memory and, in the case of these two stories, for reconciliation between Germans, Jews, and Poles. “A Journey to Kreisau” takes audiences on an emotional journey of moral courage centered on a young German couple, Helmuth James and Freya von Moltke. “Karski” explores the harrowing experiences of a hero of the Polish underground, Jan Karski, often referred to as ‘the man who tried to stop the Holocaust.’ Both plays have been performed in several U.S. cities and in cities in Germany and Poland.
With deep sadness, we note the death of Blue Pumpkin Productions’ co-founder Marc P. Smith, on March 23, 2011, at the age of 77.
Foothills co-founder Marc Smith dies at 77, Richard Duckett, Telegram & Gazette
The family suggests charitable donations to Rachel’s Table (www.rachelstable.org) or to the Freya von Moltke Foundation (www.fvms.de/en/welcome.html)
