"The Last, The Very Last . . . Butterfly"  is not a musical play in the usual sense because it is a sad, tragic story. It is about young people who were caught in a time and place known as The Holocaust. They suffered punishment for no crime and most did not live beyond their 12th birthday.
         For me ". . . Butterfly" is a very personal story because my parents fled Nazi Germany just in time to escape The Holocaust. They came to America - where religious and cultural differences were appreciated, not persecuted. I have always been deeply grateful for this precious legacy of freedom in America.
         I have become increasingly aware that this precious legacy - like a butterfly - is beautiful, colorful, but fragile. It must be guarded, protected and carefully nurtured. And so I have assembled this story, "The Last, The Very Last . . . Butterfly" based on the poems, drawings and experiences of children of the Holocaust. My hope is that it will offer young audiences not only a view of that sad chapter of history, but also an opportunity to think about each of our roles in protecting and nurturing the gift of freedom for ourselves and future generations.