Henrik Eger
eger@aol.com
Henrik Eger
Henrik Eger, tenured professor of English and Communication at DCCC in Media, PA, editor, writing consultant, and international dialect coach. Born and raised in Germany, studied in Europe and the US. Ph.D. in English, University of Illinois at Chicago (1991). Nobel Peace Prize mail translator for Martin Luther King, Jr.; editor: Who's Afraid of Noam Chomsky? Conducted drama writing workshops for Indian writers and published WriteWrite Rewrite. Six entries in Literary Exile in the Twentieth Century, a biographical dictionary, incl. those on Stefan Zweig and Else Lasker-Schüler. Wrote and narrated the video: AAJT: The World’s Largest Secular Synagogue and Open University (available on both Google and YouTube).
Produced and directed the multilingual "International Shakespeare" performance, City Literary Institute, London; Judge for Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award Program. Member, Board of Directors: Media Theatre and Theatre Ariel.
Play Roster
Mendelssohn Does Not Live Here AnymoreA drama based on historical documents and Third Reich sources
Interweaves a sophisticated Jewish family, descendants of Felix Mendelssohn, and a German couple grappling with music forbidden during the Third Reich. Tying their stories together: a chest filled with classical German music, including Mendelssohn’s, auctioned when the Rosens get deported to Auschwitz in this heart-wrenching battle of music versus ideology. (5M, 3W, possible doubling, three sets, 2 interior, 1 exterior)
Metronome Ticking
(90 minute full version or 45 minute condensed school version, German version also available)
A brutally honest, yet uplifting docudrama, interweaving unpublished letters of a Third Reich War Correspondent with the writings of a young Jewish woman on the run. Exchanging roles, antagonist and protagonist challenge the audience to reassess stereotyping of minorities, encouraging them to proactively speak up when marginalized groups get attacked. (1M, 1W, 2 Voices, one set, interior, CD provided with images and background)