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Crooked Cross

by Wendy Caster

In the early 1930s, Sally Carson, an English writer and dancing teacher, spent time in Germany. She then wrote Crooked Cross, which focuses on the insidious growth of Nazism, first as a novel and then as a play. The invaluable Mint Theater Company recently produced the play, slightly edited. Photo: Todd Cerveris The story of Lexa, a young woman in love with a Jewish man, Crooked Cross focuses on how her life…

SOURCE: Show Showdown at 7:12pm on November 1, 2025