Character Relationship Map: Playing for Time

Characters

• Fania Fenelon (played by Vanessa Redgrave) — protagonist
• Alma Rose (played by Jane Alexander) — supporting
• Mala (played by Maud Adams) — supporting
• Olga (played by Christine Baranski) — supporting
• Etalina (played by Robin Bartlett) — supporting
• Elzvieta (played by Marisa Berenson) — supporting
• Shmuel (played by Will Lee) — supporting
• Katrina (played by Donna Haley) — supporting
• Charlotte (played by Lenore Harris) — supporting
• Varya (played by Mady Kaplan) — supporting
• Paulette (played by Verna Bloom) — supporting
• Commandant Kramer (played by Clarence Felder) — minor
• Marianne (played by Melanie Mayron) — minor
• Esther (played by Marta Heflin) — minor
• Michou (played by Anna Thomson) — minor
• Dr. Josef Mengele (played by Max Wright) — minor
• Frau Lagerführerin Maria Mandel (played by Shirley Knight) — minor
• Woman on train (played by Martha Schlamme) — minor
• Giselle (played by Marcell Rosenblatt) — minor
• Frau Schmidt (played by Viveca Lindfors) — minor

Story Analysis

A Jewish musician navigates survival and moral compromise within the Auschwitz women's orchestra.

Plot Progression

1. Arrival & Processing
2. Musical Sanctuary
3. Advocacy & Inclusion
4. Performance & Dilemma