Philadelphia Fringe Festival Play “ETTY” at Chestnut Hill College November 3, 2010

Chestnut Hill College will host a performance of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival selection, “ETTY” on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Social Room, Fournier Hall. The event is sponsored by the Institute for Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Chestnut Hill College.
“ETTY” is a touring one-woman theatrical play based on the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum, adapted and performed by actor Susan Stein and directed by Austin Pendleton.
Using only Etty Hillesum's words, Susan Stein's adaptation transports us back to 1943 when Etty, a young Jewish woman, is about to be deported from Holland. As she prepares for the three-day journey eastward, she digs deeper into her soul to understand this piece of history and root out any hatred or bitterness, believing that humanity is the best and only solution for survival. Etty's words, insights and beliefs reach out from the Holocaust and allow us to see the power of hope and individual thought in the most extreme of circumstances.
The performance of “Etty” is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Catherine Nerney, SSJ, Ph.D. at 215.248.7099 or e-mail nerneyc@chc.edu. For more information about the Institute for Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Chestnut Hill College, please visit www.chc.edu/forgive.