Michael David

Wild Beasts Among You Michael David

On the morning of September 1, 1939, Germany invades Poland and bombs the Warsaw Zoo, killing and releasing hundreds of animals. Caretakers Jan and Antonina Zabinski soon find that their home on the zoo grounds - as well as many of the now abandoned animal cages - prove to be effective hiding places for their Jewish friends and neighbors ... until the Nazi SS decides to take up residence. This is a play about the all-too-brief childhood of one little boy, strange alliances and unforgivable betrayals, and a dead zebra in the living room. This is a play about the all-too-brief childhood of one little boy, strange alliances and unforgivable betrayals, and a dead zebra in the living room.