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THE SECRETARIES

By Omer Abbas Salem
Directed by Audrey Francis

Berlin, 1944: four women in Aryan drag vie to be the Führer’s personal secretary as he heads into a bunker with his girlfriend. It’s a rough time to be a German, but this is a chance to search for greater importance in a national capacity. Omer Abbas Salem’s fearsome, absurd new work examines complicity and the lies we tell ourselves as we mistake self-interest and supremacy for patriotism.

 

Artists

Omer Abbas Salem

Playwright

Audrey Francis

Director

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Echaka Agba

Hannah

Emjoy Gavino

Helga

Sarah Price

Helena

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Henrietta

Molly Brennan

Stage Directions