The Death of Von Horvath

The Death of Von Horvath

The Death of Von Horvath

The Death of Von Horvath

The Death of Von Horvath

Overview

In 1938 playwright Odon Von Horvath was killed when lightening struck a tree he had taken shelter under. No one else under the tree was hurt. In Paris to escape the Nazis, he was on his way to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In this haunting play about fate, Von Horvath's flight takes him first to a room in Amsterdam where a beautiful gypsy reads his fortune and gives him a choice.

Published in The Gypsy Woman & Other Plays.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Cast Attributes: Not Applicable
  • Target Audience: Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Authors

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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