What happens when love blooms in the shadow of hate?
It’s 1938 on Long Island, and summer at Camp Siegfried is full of dances, sports, campfires, and camaraderie. Two teenagers meet, fall in love, and experience all the excitement of youth. But the camp is reserved for American youth of German descent, and behind the cheerful activities lurks the dangerous allure of Nazi ideology.
As their attraction deepens, so does their indoctrination, revealing how easily charm and ritual can mask the spread of hatred. Inspired by the real Camp Siegfried, award-winning playwright Bess Wohl (Liberation, Grand Horizons) delivers a chilling, timely exploration of the seductive power of fascism, the fragility of morality, and the frightening ways ideology can twist even the most ordinary moments.
The play encourages us to reflect on the allure of belief, the fragility of moral judgment, and how we confront the spaces where innocence and danger collide.
