NUMBER THE STARS Runs This Weekend at Davenport Theatre

Number the Stars 25th Anniversary production will run tonight, Nov. 14, through the 17th in New York City. Based on the Newbery Award-Wining classic by Lois Lowry (The Giver), the play is adapted for the stage by Dr. Doulgas W. Larche. Directed and Produced by Laura Luc.

The cast features Claire Levasseur, Violet Young, Alexa Valentino, Rachel Arianna, Mia Sinclair Jenness, Kyla Carter, Jeté Laurence, Alyssa Marvin, Erika S. Lee, Hamish Briggs, James Tyler Kirk, Macy Idzakovich, Nicolas Baumgartner, and Peter Trojgaard.

Set in 1943 Denmark, Number the Stars is the story of two ten-year-old girls, Annemarie and Ellen, and the hardships they face while their country is occupied by German Nazis. When Annemarie makes the decision to go on a dangerous mission, somehow she must find the strength and courage to save her best friend's life. In Denmark, laws protected Jews from anti- Semitism. However, in 1940 the country of Denmark, knowing it was too small to defend itself against the large Nazi forces, surrendered to Germany. Three years later, when the Danish people heard that the Germans had decided to arrest their Jewish citizens, they banded together to form the Danish Resistance. Members of the resistance helped nearly 7,000 people-almost the entire population of Danish Jews-cross the sea to freedom in Sweden.

Performances will be at the Davenport Theatre, located at 354 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036. For ticket information visit www.KOTAproductions.com.