And Then They Came for Me is a play by American author James Still.Still, James, And Then They Came for Me Ovation Theatre Company, cincinnatiarts.org. Retrieved 20 March 2011 It is a multimedia production, which combines tapes of interviews with Anne Frank's friends who survived the Holocaust – Ed Silverberg (formerly Helmuth "Hello" Silberberg) and Eva Geiringer Schloss – with live actors recreating the scenes from their lives. It is part oral history, part drama, part remembrance, and is ensemble driven. At the Internet Archive . The title refers to the famous 1946 poem "First they came ..." by Pastor Martin Niemöller.
Cast Ed: Born in Germany 1926. Given name is Helmuth Silberberg (nicknamed "Hello"); now uses the name Ed Silverberg. Moved to the Netherlands to escape the Nazis. Ed’s Father: Sends Ed to his grandfather in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He went to Belgium. Ed’s Mother: Moved to Belgium with Ed’s father. Eva: Eva Geiringer Schloss. Born in Austria in 1929, her family moves to Amsterdam in 1940. Heinz Geiringer: Eva's brother. Mutti Geiringer: Eva's mother. Pappy Geiringer: Eva's father. Separates himself and Heinz from the rest of the family because it is easier to hide two people than four. Anne Frank: Born in 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. Her father moves his family to Amsterdam in 1934 after Hitler comes to power. SS Border Guards. Hitler Youth.
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