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Broadway Play Uses Nazi Photos to Examine Holocaust Memory
Here There Are Blueberries is a Broadway play about photographs of Nazi officers at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
The images, found in a book, show officers laughing and eating blueberries, but no victims.
The play grew from work by archivists at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and was co-written by Amanda Gronich and directed by Moisés Kaufman.
Actor Conrad Ricamora says the play aims to make audiences uncomfortable and consider how they might fit into the story.
Nineteen Holocaust survivors attended a performance on November 5, and the cast welcomed them at the curtain call.
Kaufman said their presence showed that the Holocaust is not distant because survivors and their testimony remain.
The play is scheduled to open at the Barrymore Theatre on November 9 and run through January 10, 2027.
Here There Are Blueberries uses a book of Nazi photographs to examine Holocaust memory and human responsibility.
The photographs show Nazi officers at Auschwitz laughing, eating blueberries and enjoying themselves, but no victims.
The play is running on Broadway and is scheduled to open at the Barrymore Theatre on November 9.
Its cast and creators say the story aims to make audiences uncomfortable and prompt reflection on who could become complicit.
Nineteen Holocaust survivors attended the November 5 performance.
- Who
- The play’s creators and cast, including co-writer Amanda Gronich and director Moisés Kaufman, are presenting the story.
- What
- Here There Are Blueberries is a play based on a discovered book of photographs of Nazi officers at Auschwitz.
- When
- It is running on Broadway and is scheduled to open November 9; the article is dated November 6, 2026.
- Where
- The Barrymore Theatre in New York.
- Why
- The play examines how people look at history and the responsibility to bear witness.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The play premiered in California.
Nineteen Holocaust survivors attended a performance, which ended with a standing ovation.
Playbill published its article about the cast and the play.
The play is scheduled to open at the Barrymore Theatre.
The play is scheduled to end its Broadway run.
- Play
- Here There Are Blueberries
- Photographs
- Nazi officers at Auschwitz; no victims appear in them
- Survivors at performance
- 19
- Theatre
- Barrymore Theatre
- Scheduled run
- November 9 to January 10, 2027
What people are saying
Absolutely not, it is impossible to make a play about this.
I think it's important for audiences to be uncomfortable because it makes you question who could you be in this story without even knowing it.
Each year, fewer survivors remain to share their testimony. This play is about how we look at history, and the responsibility to bear witness.
To our honored guests, your courage, your resilience, and your willingness to share your stories are gifts beyond measure.