How To Die: Andy Pederson

An episode of the By George! podcast, hosted by A.D. Players at the George Theater, titled "How To Die: Andy Pederson" was published on May 5, 2025 and runs 46 minutes.

May 5, 2025 ·46m · By George!

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Summary

Famous pastor and theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's story comes to life at the George Theater. Bonhoeffer, who, upset by the complacency he saw in the German church toward the Nazi party, makes the hardest decision he's ever had to make-- a willing attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Hear how his story, from boyhood to martyrdom, was brought to the stage, from the playwright himself Andy Pederson. How does one write a play on a historical figure? What is reality and what is dramatized? What makes it from the script to the stage? All these questions answered and more in this episode of By George!

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Famous pastor and theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's story comes to life at the George Theater. Bonhoeffer, who, upset by the complacency he saw in the German church toward the Nazi party, makes the hardest decision he's ever had to make-- a willing attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Hear how his story, from boyhood to martyrdom, was brought to the stage, from the playwright himself Andy Pederson. How does one write a play on a historical figure? What is reality and what is dramatized? What makes it from the script to the stage? All these questions answered and more in this episode of By George!

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