The Jewish James Bond Has Arrived Off-Broadway! Tom Dugan’s Spy Thriller Wiesenthal Opens

An ordinary man who did extraordinary things. Tom Dugan’s spy thriller Wiesenthal officially opens at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row on November 5.

Dugan also makes his New York stage debut starring in the show, which is based on the true story of Simon Wiesenthal. Nicknamed the "Jewish James Bond," Wiesenthal escaped death at the hands of Hitler's S.S., lost 89 family members, and devoted more than six decades to bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. Part memoir and part spy thriller, Dugan's play introduces us to Wiesenthal on the day before his retirement as he welcomes his final group of Americans to his office in The Jewish Documentation Center in Vienna.

Directed by Jenny Sullivan, the off-Broadway production will run through through February 1, 2015.