Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library

09/02/2026

Lupita Nyong’o! Victoria Clark! And… Mrs. Stern.

We are over the moon to be in such excellent company.

Thank you to The New York Times for including us among these 25 Plays to Catch Off Broadway This (Very Busy) September.

we are counting the days before September 12, when we return to the iconic venue where this production began, 59E59 Theaters
..and we’re excited to read about the other 24 plays in coming to nearby stages this month.

Link to article in comments.

08/26/2026

Happy Birthday, Elisa Loti Stein, who has seen this play more than a few times! Here are Mrs. Stein and Mrs. Stern at the 59E59 bar during our original run there. Both will return soon.

08/23/2026

We're thrilled by the response in Edinburgh!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A beautifully crafted piece of theatre delivered with powerful performances and tight, skillful direction.... an engrossing play with credible characters fighting to balance morality, legality and truth. Wonderful theatre."

—UKTheatreWeb

(link to full review in comments)

08/17/2026

A new cast member wanders into the Prussian State Library...

We’re thrilled to welcome Daniel Adam Cantor as Erich beginning August 18th! Daniel joins Ella Kaille Ella Kaille and Brett Temple Brett Temple for the final two weeks of our Edinburgh run — through August 30th at the Traverse Theatre! Traverse Theatre

08/17/2026

Please join our whole Mrs. Stern family in wishing a most Happy Birthday to Brett! Brett Temple

08/13/2026

What would Hannah Arendt do?

She did enjoy both theatre and Scotland… so we imagine she might like the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and reading through the fringe programme would be intrigued by multiple shows… possibly among them One Million Words, The Event, Agathi - The Plight of the Refugee, Lunch Break Luxuriate Lit Salon, and Dreams of Peace and Freedom…

Anyway she would read the entire thick book to find out.

One Million Words - Rilke .jclancy Mohanie Seepersad Seabright Live saunatheatre Songs of the People

08/06/2026

Honored to have our production included on The Times' list of 40 best shows to book at the Edinburgh festivals! Thank you Chief Theatre Critic Clive Davis Clive Davis for putting us there and in such excellent company too — including Angels in America, Blackbox, Cathy, and more:

A Trial — after An Enemy of the People christiane jatahy · Edinburgh International Festival · The Lyceum
Cathy · Elaine C Smith · Traverse Theatre
Via Dolorosa by David Hare · theSpaceUK · Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Blackbox Blackbox · Hindsight Productions · FLWERCHiLD · Josiah Alpher · Underbelly
Roleplay · Hannah Reilly · Paige Rattray · Francesca Moody Productions · Global Creatures · Summerhall Arts
Mayflies Grid Iron Theatre Company · Ben Harrison · Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Adam Riches: The Captain · Summerhall Arts
Angels in America
ITA Ensemble · ITA · Edinburgh International Festival
Annie Wobbler (Revisited)
Annie Wobbler (Revisited) · The Pleasance
Congrats to all…this is a wonderful mention amid 3,649 Fringe shows and 147 International Fest shows but who’s counting.

Come see us at the Traverse through August 30.

07/14/2026

The return of Mrs. Stern is happening!

We hope some of you are coming to see us in Scotland (we think you are since 3 of our August performances are already sold out!) but don't fret, there's more:

After our 3-week engagement at the Traverse Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...

We will be back in New York City in September at 59E59 Theaters.

Tickets go on sale to the general public today. Link in comments.

☀️JUST ANNOUNCED! Introducing our Summer Season: MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY

1933 Berlin. With martial law in effect, political activism has become a capital crime. When a young Gestapo officer arrests a philosophy graduate student, her interrogation will endanger them both.

Inspired by the real life arrest of Hannah Arendt, Jenny Lyn Bader's thrilling and timely new play illuminates the struggle for human connection and perseverance in even the darkest of times.

Hailed as “one of the best dramas of the year” (This Week in New York), MRS. STERN returns after two sold-out Off Broadway runs and direct from its European Premiere at the Traverse Theatre as part of the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe.

🫂 Presented by Luna Stage and Richard Jordan Productions with Traverse Theatre
📝 By Jenny Lyn Bader
🎯 Directed by Ari Laura Kreith
📆 September 12 - October 25
🎟️ $76 - $96 | $60 for 59E59 Members
🔗 bit.ly/MrsStern59