Revivals
The play received its first professional New York revival in the spring of 2009 by the Off-Broadway group The Actors Company Theatre (TACT).
A key theme within the play is the right of life. Toward the end of the play, the major returns to the stage intoxicated and discusses the moral implications of what is going on in Germany. The major is under the gun of those above him in the chain of command and if he does not carry out the commands of his superiors he too will be on the chopping block and the execution of Jews will continue and the paradox paralyzes those who have a moral compass and value their own lives.
Ultimately, Von Berg takes the action few other people not condemned by the Germans were willing to take and sacrifices his own freedom for the freedom of a Jew, knowing that there was little chance either of them would survive. He did this because accepting the status quo was unsuccessful in changing the Nazi system and until Germans were forced to kill their own they would continue to justify their actions.
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