Mrs. Stern Wanders The Prussian State Library at Luna Stage

West Orange, NJ (October 15, 2025) In response to critical acclaim and audience response, Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library will extend at Luna Stage thru November 9. Called one of the Best Dramas of the Year by This Week in New York and named to Theaterscene’s 10 Best List, the play is inspired by true events and offers a hopeful, historical perspective on human connection in challenging political times.

Broadway Radio’s Peter Filichia raved, “The characterizations are so good, so terrific, so galvanizing. For 90 minutes, you may very well be on the edge of your seat!” Praised by Susan Wallner in JerseyArts as “gripping… a play for our times,” Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library was celebrated by John McWhorter in TheNew York Times as "perceiving humanity and even dignity in all people under even the toughest of conditions."

About Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library: Berlin, 1933. With martial law in effect, political activism has become a capital crime. A young Gestapo officer arrests a graduate student suspected of illegal research. This interrogation promises to be most challenging as he faces the iconic 20th-century thinker Hannah Arendt. Is she innocent? Or an enemy of the state? Inspired by real events, this fantastical drama delves into the life and mind of one of history's most profound thinkers.

Performances are Thursdays at 7:30, Fridays and Saturdays at 8, and Sundays at 3; there are no performances October 16-19 and October 31. 

As part of Luna’s commitment to equity and access, all tickets are pay-what-you-choose. For tickets and more info, visit www.lunastage.org