Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library

by Jenny Lyn Bader

Berlin, 1933.

With martial law in effect, political activism has become a capital crime. A young Gestapo officer arrests a philosophy grad student. Interrogating her will be dangerous for them both. Inspired by real events — and by the life and mind of one of history's most profound thinkers.

NEXT STOP: EUROPE

Thanks to all who have come to see our Luna Stage production at 5959 Theaters or WP Theater in NYC, in Martha’s Vineyard, or at the presentation at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, or of course at Luna Stage in West Orange.

We are thrilled to announce the play’s European premiere, coming August 2026.

Luna Stage and Richard Jordan productions will bring the Off-Broadway hit to the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, August 6-30. Tickets are on sale now.

Can’t wait? You can catch some glimpses of that production on this State of the Arts/PBS segment.

Want to read it? An acting edition of the play is forthcoming from Dramatists Play Service / Concord Theatricals in 2026.