"Strathairn captures Karski's inherent dignity and poise, as well as his abiding faith in goodness that somehow survived the war…the clear directive placed right in the title of 'Remember This' might be exactly what the world needs."

― TheaterMania

"Starring a masterly David Strathairn, and adapted from Karski’s own words by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, it brings Karski’s recollections to anguished life."

― New York Times

"Mr. Strathairn, under the restrained direction of Mr. Goldman, keeps us locked into the memory of the central character. We are reliving, with him, the moment-by-moment crucible of his experience."

― Wall Street Journal

"Lit up amid spools of fog, Strathairn’s eyes are soft and active and overwhelmed all at once... It’s a stage performance in close-up. You see it all through those eyes."

― New York Magazine

"David Strathairn portrays Jan Karski’s struggle to convince the Allies of the Holocaust’s enormity…Truth is the crux of Remember This. Strathairn and his moving narration tell the harrowing story."

― Peter Marks, The Washington Post

Overview

New York Premiere

This production was originally created by The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics at Georgetown University.

Running time: 90 minutes, no intermission

In an acclaimed solo performance, David Strathairn makes his TFANA debut portraying the Polish World War II hero and Holocaust witness Jan Karski, who risked his life to carry his report of the Warsaw ghetto from war-torn Poland to the Allied Nations and the Oval Office only to be disbelieved. Strathairn captures the remarkable life of this self-described “insignificant, little man” and his story of moral courage and individual responsibility. After premiering at Georgetown University’s Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics in 2019, Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski played in London at the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the Liberation of Auschwitz; Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C; and at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

David Strathairn (Actor). David Strathairn’s theatre credits include: NY: The Birthday Party, CSC; Dance of Death, Salome, The Heiress, B’way;  Hapgood, Lincoln Center; A Lie of the Mind, Second Stage; Eyes for Consuela, Manhattan Theatre Club; Ashes to Ashes, Roundabout; Conversations at Tusculum, Public Theater. REGIONAL credits include: The Tempest, Scorched, Underneath the Lintel, ACT/SF; I’m Not Rappaport, Ghosts, Seattle Rep;  Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, IMKA Theater, Warsaw Poland, Shakespeare Theatre DC.  FILM credits include:  Nomadland, Nightmare Alley, Lincoln, Good Night and Good Luck, Sneakers, A League of Their Own, Eight Men Out, Matewan, and Beyond the Call.   Since 2009 he has been a company member of Theater of War Productions.

Access & Seating Info

Physical Access: There is level access into the lobby. An elevator provides access to all 3 levels of the theater.

Access Seating: Wheelchair labelled seats can be used for any access need, and the chair can be in place or removed. To arrange chair removal in advance or any other questions, please contact box office.

For this production, seating with no stairs includes: Orchestra center Row E, Orchestra sides Row A (200s+300s), and all Mezzanine and Balcony seats.

Mezzanine Row B seats are taller chairs (approximately bar stool height).

Hearing enhancement: Assistive Listening Devices can be collected from the lobby usher in front of the box office before the show.

Open Caption performance: Sunday, September 27th at 2pm. Choose any seating with ‘OC’ in the seating chart to best see the screen.

Box Office contact: email us at tickets@tfana.org or call 646-553-3880.