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I Never Saw Another Butterfly (one-act)

Raspanti has extracted a beautiful and moving one-act play based on the poetry created in a concentration camp by the Jewish children of Prague.

  • One Act
  • Drama
  • 40 minutes

  • Time Period: 1940s / WWII
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18)
  • Set Requirements: Open Stage

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary
Raspanti has extracted a beautiful and moving one-act play based on the poetry created in a concentration camp by the Jewish children of Prague. 

Author's Note: The operetta actually produced in Terezin was Brunidbar based on a well-known Czech folktale. The author created a folktale with a similar theme called Ludvik to be used in the play to avoid copyright infringement issues. The music for Ludvik is not available, but folk songs are usually in public domain and very simply scored. Directors might use any public-domain folk song melody and write their own words that carry out the theme of the operetta.

  • Casting: 2M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Room for Extras

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Raspanti has extracted a beautiful and moving one-act play based on the poetry created in a concentration camp by the Jewish children of Prague. Open stage w/platform. Approximate running time: 40 minutes.

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$19.95