Nazi Germany is forever etched in history, and this weekend it will be on display in the Black Box Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center in the play “The Informer.”

The play was written by Bertolt Brecht and it is set in a war-torn 1940s Germany.

The one-act play will be directed by Shelly Hanson, a senior theatre arts major.

Hanson said she looked one acts that took place around the world before settling on Germany.

Hanson said one act plays are different from a traditional play because the time constraint forces the character development to happen quickly.

“My characters have a lot of strong unity because they struggle with secrets and psychological issues,” Hanson said. “One word can turn them in.”

Jordan Sigunick, a freshman family and consumer sciences major, said she her Jewish heritage added to her interest in the play.

In preparing for her role, Sigunick said she took direction from Hanson as well as talking to her dad, because he knew the play really well.

Sigunick said she can expect the audience to be surprised by the dialogue and play’s pace.

Jillian Jacob, a freshman theatre arts major, plays a maid who is suspected as the informer for the Nazis.

She said she tried to do specific research on the play but its obscurity forced her to seek more general information.

“I am fairly familiar with Nazi Germany, but I couldn’t do much research because the play isn’t well known,” Jacob said.

Jose Gonzalez can be reached at 581-7944 or [email protected].