VILNA: A RESISTANCE STORY

A story about a moment in history that brought hope to a hopeless time. Vilna: A Resistance Story. The true story of the heroic Jewish resistance fighters – led by rebellious teenage girl and a young poet – from the Vilna ghetto of Lithuania. A vibrant young cast has been chosen to bring this stirring new musical to life. Tatiana Wechsler, Ben Fankhauser, Talia Suskauer, Samantha Massell, Oliver Prose, Dani Apple, and Eli Mayer play the brave group of bohemians who formed a secret brigade to combat their enemies in the Vilna ghetto. With a klezmer-influenced pop score by composer/lyricist Kevin Cloud, Vilna: A Resistance Story is inspired by real-life Jewish heroes Vitka Kempner, Abba Kovner, Hirsh Glick, and Avram Sutzkever.