So German!

In twelfth-century Jerusalem, a wealthy Jew whose daughter loves a Christian faces a dangerous question from the Muslim sultan: which is the one true faith? Nathan responds wisely and well – but subsequent surprising discoveries offer an even more persuasive answer to religious divides.

As moving as it is gently humorous, this rarely seen masterpiece of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment by German playwright G.E. Lessing celebrates the common humanity that unites us all.

By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
In a version by Edward Kemp
Director Birgit Schreyer Duarte

Special (Sold-Out) Event: Join WCGS in Stratford Friday, July 12, 2019 for Nathan the Wise, the 18th-century play by German playwright G.E. Lessing. Famous for its “Ring Parable” extolling the equality of world religions, the play is rarely performed in Canada. This production, directed by Toronto-based German director Birgit Schreyer Duarte, “celebrates the common humanity that unites us all.”

Ticket purchase includes a seat at the play, an introduction to the play by Dr. Andrea Speltz of Waterloo’s Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, and a light dinner reception before the show.

https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/nathan-wise-stratford-theatre-festival