Holocaust Museum LA, in partnership with The Ebell of Los Angeles, presents a performance of the inspiring musical “Vilna: A Resistance Story,” Sunday, April 6, at 3 p.m. at The Ebell.
“Vilna: A Resistance Story” is a new musical about Vitka Kempner, a 19-year-old Jewish girl who inspired the heroic Jewish resistance movement in the Vilna ghetto during the Holocaust. After the Nazis invade Poland, a fierce and fearless Vitka escapes to the free, bohemian city of Vilna, Lithuania, where she meets a group of young artists and inspires them to form a resistance. “Vilna” tells a forgotten story that has been lauded as, ”so important and relevant today.”
With a vibrant klezmer-influenced pop score by composer/lyricist Kevin Cloud, “Vilna: A Resistance Story” features songs that have been called “melodic and memorable, ranging from elegiac and melancholy to stirring and triumphant.” The book is by award-winning playwright Lisa Kenner Grissom, with additional story by Allison Cloud. The show is directed by Hannah Ryan, with music direction by Brad Gardner and casting by Jamibeth Margolis.
Special thanks to Writers Bloc for co-hosting the first performance of Vilna in 2024.
All LA Voices events are free of charge and will include docent-led tours of The Ebell of LA’s historic campus. LA Voices is made possible in part thanks to the generous support of Visionary Women.
3:00 pm - Free Admission
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4401 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90005
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