Cinematic theatre
09/10/2024
Tensions between pacifistic ideals and a moral obligation to protect the oppressed will be explored in a one-man theatre production incorporating screens projecting imagery.
‘Bonhoeffer: Cell 92’ to be performed
“Bonhoeffer: Cell 92,” a cinematic theatre production created by Jerry Holsopple and Justin Poole from Eastern Mennonite University, comes to Bluffton University at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, and Friday, Sept. 27, in Yoder Recital Hall.
A cinematic theater production is based on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and leader in opposition to Hitler and the Nazi regime. Using a variety of primary sources, including letters, diaries and eyewitness historical accounts, this play examines the tensions between Bonhoeffer’s pacifistic ideals and his moral obligation to protect the oppressed by engaging in conspiratorial activities. This one man-show incorporates cinematic screens that project flashbacks and imagery.
No tickets are required for these free, general admission performances. This performance is partially funded by the Marpeck Deans Fund and Arts at Bluffton.