We Will Not Be Silent - A Play Presented by the Town Run Theater Company at the Shepherdstown Opera House

“We Will Not Be Silent"

A play by David Meyers

Presented by the Town Run Theater Company

Artistic Director: Joe Yates

Based on the true story of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance group, this powerful drama explores the courage of young people who risked everything to speak out against Nazi tyranny in World War II Germany.

In Munich, Germany, February 1943, Sophie Magdalena Scholl, age 21, and her brother Hans were arrested and charged with treason, accused of being members of the White Rose resistance group. We Will Not Be Silent portrays her interrogation. A proud member of the Hitler Youth as a child, Sophie saw her world change, twisted by evil. History has called her a "Courageous Voice Against Tyranny” and the “Bravest Girl of World War II." Sophie just wants to go home, to live her life as it was. To have a family, to grow old. And all she needs to do this, according to her interrogator, is to name names. Or die. Painfully. What would you do?

The play had its world premiere in 2017 at the Contemporary American Theater Festival, and was later pulled from circulation by the playwright when he felt it was being commercialized. We have obtained special permission directly from the playwright to bring this play back to Shepherdstown, making this the debut performance of his rewritten script.  

General Admission. Recommended for adults and mature teens.

Advance purchase recommended to ensure availability.

Pay-What-You-Can Performance is on Friday, October 2.

Regular Ticket Prices (including taxes and ticketing fees):

Advance Purchase: $23.30 ($20 ticket plus 7% sales tax & ticketing fees)

At Door: $25

Doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

This play is part of the Town Run Theater Company's 2026-27 season and is made possible by ticket purchases, donated space and labor from the Shepherdstown Opera House, business sponsorships, and individual donations.

Want to support the Town Run Theater Company? The Shepherdstown Opera House's community theater, film, and lecture programs operate on a non-profit basis under the fiscal sponsorship of Fractured Atlas, a national arts support 501c3 organization. Your donation is tax-deductible and can be made here: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/shepherdstown-opera-house-community-theater-film-lecture-programs

The historic Shepherdstown Opera House is a cozy theater that seats a maximum of 100 patrons— advance ticket purchase encouraged. Beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks for sale during the performance (ID required for beer & wine purchase, no outside food or drinks please). Lobby, theater & restroom are wheelchair accessible.