The new play Here There Are Blueberries opens tonight, May 13. The co-production with the Tectonic Theater Project is directed by the play's conceiver and co-writer Moisés Kaufman. The show has just been extended to June 16.
Here There Are Blueberries was also just named a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize. The work explores an album of never-before-seen World War II-era photographs found on the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding, and the shocking story of true events behind them intersecting with the Holocaust and the lives of Nazi descendants.
The cast includes Scott Barrow, Nemuna Ceesay, Tony Award nominee Kathleen Chalfant, Noah Keyishian, Jonathan Raviv, Erika Rose, Anna Shafer, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Charlie Thurston, and Grant Varjas.
Conceived and directed by Kaufman, Here There Are Blueberries was co-authored by Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, and devised with Scott Barrow, Amy Marie Seidel, Frances Uku, Grant James Varjas, and members of Tectonic Theatre Project. See new production photos below.
Elizabeth Stahlmann in Here There Are Blueberries
Elizabeth Stahlmann, Nemuna Ceesay, and Scott Barrow in Here There Are Blueberries
Kathleen Chalfant, Erika Rose, Nemuna Ceesay, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Scott Barrow, Grant James Varjas, and Charlie Thurston in Here There Are Blueberries
Kathleen Chalfant, Nemuna Ceesay, Jonathan Raviv, and Elizabeth Stahlmann in Here There Are Blueberries
Nemuna Ceesay, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Kathleen Chalfant, and Erika Rose in Here There Are Blueberries
Nemuna Ceesay, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Kathleen Chalfant, and Erika Rose in Here There Are Blueberries
Scott Barrow in Here There Are Blueberries
Scott Barrow, Elizabeth Stahlmann, and Nemuna Ceesay in Here There Are Blueberries
Company of Here There Are Blueberries
Elizabeth Stahlmann in Here There Are Blueberries
The New York Theatre Workshop production features scenic design by Tony Award winner Derek McLane (Purlie Victorious), costume design by Tony Award nominee Dede Ayite (A Soldier’s Play), lighting design by Tony Award nominee David Lander (Torch Song), sound design by Bobby McElver, and projection design by David Bengali (Water for Elephants). Ann James (How to Defend Yourself) will serve as intimacy coordinator and sensitivity specialist, with Amy Marie Seidel as dramaturg. Jacob Russell is the production stage manager. Casting is by Stephanie Yankwitt of TBD Casting. Tectonic Theater Project is co-producing Here There Are Blueberries in partnership with Brian and Dayna Lee.
The Tectonic Theater Project and NYTW are also partnering with the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) as the production's content and conversation partner to curate a series of post-show discussions and engagement events for the play. These discussions will be held following performances April 25, May 1, May 7, May 16, May 23, and May 29.
For tickets and more information, visit here.
