On stages: Sondheim, Disney, 'Alice' & local writers: 6 shows playing at Cape Cod theaters Her sharing of memories became the oral histories that made “Red Swans” possible, and has also fueled historical writings by Schuessler’s niece, Leda Eizenberg. “Part of it is a healing process for me, I think, just to be able to tell this story.” Learning more of the truthĪfter her mother died in 2003, Schuessler found out much more about her mother’s past through multiple Berlin visits she made to see Casselles. “Looking back on childhood, I can see now, much more clearly her reactions to things than I could then,” said Schuessler, who is directing the play. They continued regular phone conversations, in German, decades later that Schuessler said she didn’t think much about as a child, but that were part of her mother’s connection to the past that she was only occasionally willing to discuss for a few minutes at a time. The play recounts how Egler became close to and worked with schoolmate Katja Caselles, who became a lifelong friend (whose married name was Meirowsky). Members of the group that became known as the Red Orchestra documented Nazi crimes, smuggled key information to Russian troops, sheltered Jews in danger and distributed leaflets and posters to fight lack of information or misinformation.
“Red Swans” takes place between 19, from when Egler (whose later married name was Eizenberg) was a teen and joined resistance efforts against the Nazi regime with other students from the Berlin Museum School of Fine Arts.
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