The Gray Zone is the intense, touching story of Pavel Stipl who is imprisoned for his writings and political activities. After serving his two year sentence, he returns to his wife Petra and their two children, attempting to pick up the pieces of their family life. A revealing portrait of life behind the Iron Curtain before the walls began falling.
Keywords: Communism, democracy, prison, romance, Eastern Europe, Czechoslovakia, Iron Curtain, family, revolution, beer, children, Velvet, interrogation, truth, politics, suicide, Socialism, Fascism, army, family, writer, escape, drama
First Produced: 1994 at Tarragon Theatre, Toronto.
Written With: Jaromir Novak
Running TIme: 100 minutes
Acts: 2
Male Cast: 2
Female Cast: 4