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flag A new play portrays young Marcel Marceau’s 1943 mission to rescue Jewish children from Nazi-occupied France by disguising them as orphans on a perilous train journey to Switzerland.

flag "Marcel on the Train," a new play by Ethan Slater and Marshall Pailet, opens at New York’s Classic Stage Company, dramatizing a real-life mission by young Marcel Marceau in 1943 to rescue Jewish children from Nazi-occupied France. flag Set during a tense train journey to Switzerland, the play portrays Marceau, played by Slater, guiding four orphans across dangerous terrain using mime and deception. flag With stark staging and immersive sound design, the production emphasizes the peril and emotional weight of the escape, highlighting Marceau’s courage and quiet resilience. flag Though it blends moments of dark humor and poignant flashbacks, the play centers on how art and presence can serve as resistance amid trauma. flag The production runs through March 26.

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