In 1934 Berlin on the eve of the Nazi incursion, Max, a grifter and his lover Rudy are recovering from a night of debauchery with a SA trooper. Two soldiers burst into the apartment and slit their guest's throat, beginning a nightmare odyssey through Nazi Germany. Ranked lower on the human scale than Jews, the men as avowed homosexuals, flee. Desperate and on the run, Max asks his own "discreetly" homosexual Uncle Freddie for help as the older man offers little more than suggestions on how to live, as he does, practicing homosexuality on the side. Attempting their escape, Rudy is beaten to death as Horst, another homosexual prisoner, warns Max to deny his lover. Taken to a death camp at Dachau, Max and Horst branded with the "pink triangle", hope to survive with each other for comfort and courage but it is not to be.

While the breakdown for the characters is below, all understudies will be covering multiple roles. The doubling will most likely be as follows:

Rudy/Wolf
Greta/Uncle Freddie
Officer/Guard

BREAKDOWN:

RUDY - Male, 20's-30's, slight build, dancer type, any height
Bespectacled, homosexual dancer; rather gushy, effusive, homebody type who has a great love for Max and his precious household plants; tends to become a trifle hysterical at times

GRETA - Male, 30s, rough
A man dressed as a woman in a silver dress, top hat, and cane; presents an appearance that is at once elegant and bizarre; tough, practical proprietor of a gay nightclub who entertains patrons by singing in a smoky seductive voice; Nazis' rise to power sends him back to his wife and kids.

UNCLE FREDDIE - Male, 40's-50's
Aristocratic, well-dressed; Max's uncle, a "closet fluff"

WOLF - Male, 20's, very in shape, preferably blond
The man Max and Rudy pick up at the club. The two fight over him in their home the morning after when the police drag him from the house.
NOTE: This roles requires brief partial to full nudity (depending on the actor's comfort level)

OFFICER/GUARD (Nazis) - 20's-40's, rough menacing

Pay: $100 Stipend plus a guaranteed performance

Production Information:
by Martin Sherman
Directed by Keira Fromm
Produced by The Other Theatre Company