Dark Road by Laura Lundgren Smith

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Drama
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40 - 45 minutes
8 W, 3 M, 1 Any (9-26 actors possible: 9-20 W, 0-6 M)
Set: Minimal, suggesting a holding cell, a home, a gallows, and the camp.

When Greta, a young girl living in Nazi Germany, reads that the nearby women's concentration camp is hiring guards, she sees it as a chance to find her place in the world and provide for her sister Lise. But soon she learns the reality of her duties, and so too does she learn how to justify her crimes, heading further and further down the dark road laid by the Third Reich. Kind-hearted Lise is shocked at what her sister becomes, and though the two drift apart, their fates remain inextricably and dangerously linked. A powerful drama about the choices that allow evil to become ordinary.

Pricing Information

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Play Details

When Greta, a young girl living in Nazi Germany, reads that the nearby women's concentration camp is hiring guards, she sees it as a chance to find her place in the world and provide for her sister Lise. But soon she learns the reality of her duties, and so too does she learn how to justify her crimes, heading further and further down the dark road laid by the Third Reich. Kind-hearted Lise is shocked at what her sister becomes, and though the two drift apart, their fates remain inextricably and dangerously linked. A powerful drama about the choices that allow evil to become ordinary.

  • Drama
  • |
  • 40 - 45 minutes
  • 8 W, 3 M, 1 Any (9-26 actors possible: 9-20 W, 0-6 M)
  • Set: Minimal, suggesting a holding cell, a home, a gallows, and the camp.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-68069-055-2

Production History

NOV 13, 2025 - NOV 22, 2025
El Dorado High School
El Dorado, AR United States
El Dorado High SchoolEl Dorado, AR United States
OCT 24, 2025 - OCT 26, 2025
Adamsville High School
Selmer, TN United States
Adamsville High SchoolSelmer, TN United States
JUN 22, 2025 - JUN 24, 2025
Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts
Des Moines, IA United States
Northern Starz Center for the Performing ArtsDes Moines, IA United States
APR 25, 2025 - APR 26, 2025
Crest Ridge School District After School Care
Centerview, MO United States
Crest Ridge School District After School CareCenterview, MO United States
APR 22, 2025 - APR 22, 2025
Ralston Valley High School
Arvada, CO United States
Ralston Valley High SchoolArvada, CO United States
APR 16, 2025 - APR 19, 2025
MISSION CISD
Mission, TX United States
MISSION CISDMission, TX United States
APR 09, 2025 - MAY 01, 2025
San Juan High School
Blanding, UT United States
San Juan High SchoolBlanding, UT United States
MAR 22, 2025 - MAR 22, 2025
San Juan High School
Roosevelt, UT United States
San Juan High SchoolRoosevelt, UT United States
MAR 13, 2025 - MAR 13, 2025
Vanguard Academy
Mission, TX United States
Vanguard AcademyMission, TX United States
MAR 11, 2025 - APR 10, 2025
Hebbronville High School
Falfurrias, TX United States
Hebbronville High SchoolFalfurrias, TX United States
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NOV 13, 2025 - NOV 22, 2025
El Dorado High School
El Dorado, AR United States
El Dorado High SchoolEl Dorado, AR United States
OCT 24, 2025 - OCT 26, 2025
Adamsville High School
Selmer, TN United States
Adamsville High SchoolSelmer, TN United States
JUN 22, 2025 - JUN 24, 2025
Northern Starz Center for the Performing Arts
Des Moines, IA United States
Northern Starz Center for the Performing ArtsDes Moines, IA United States
APR 25, 2025 - APR 26, 2025
Crest Ridge School District After School Care
Centerview, MO United States
Crest Ridge School District After School CareCenterview, MO United States
No professional productions.

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