Jan 24 2020
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Feb 23 2020
Taking Sides

Taking Sides

Presented by Newport Theatre Arts Center (NTAC) at Newport Theatre Arts Center

Directed by Sharyn Case

One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Furtwangler's reputation rivalled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification program. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order, and justice, to bear in an occupied Germany. An American Major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing. Orchestra members vouch for Furtwangler's morality. He did what he could to protect Jewish players from his orchestra. To the Germans, deeply respectful of their musical heritage, Furtwangler was a demigod; to Major Arnold, he is just a lying, weak-willed Nazi.

Admission Info

Box Office Hours:
Tuesday - Wednesday from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Thursday - Saturday from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm
​Sunday from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Phone: (949) 631-0288

Dates & Times

2020/01/24 - 2020/02/23

Location Info

Newport Theatre Arts Center

2501 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92663