Jitta's Atonement

Jitta’s Atonement is a rarely staged adaptation by George Bernard Shaw, freely translated from Siegfried Trebitsch’s original German potboiler. The play follows the aftermath of a love affair: Jitta’s lover, a colleague of her husband, offers his final manuscript as a mea culpa, asking her husband to publish it under his own name. The husband, initially reluctant, eventually agrees to edit and publish the book, realizing his anger over his wife’s infidelity cannot last forever. The production transforms a tragic tale into a tragicomedy brimming with Shavian wit, described by reviewers as “high comedy” that grows more Shavian as it proceeds, full of triumphant humor and psychological truth, and leading Jitta’s dilemma toward an inevitable conclusion along a trail of Shaw-induced laughter.

When: April 8 through May 2, 2027.

Showtimes: The raw text does not list specific showtimes; please check the venue or Washington Stage Guild’s website for performance times.

Tickets: Tickets are available now, according to the raw text, though no pricing tiers are provided. The structured detail notes “Price not available.”

Lineup: Written by Siegfried Trebitsch, translated and adapted by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Bill Largess.

Run time: Not specified in the source material.

Ages: Not specified in the source material.

Venue: The Undercroft Theatre, located at 900 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Note: This production is part of Washington Stage Guild’s 41st season. The raw text also includes a review quote from Variety: “it is a piece of HIGH COMEDY that gets better and more Shavian as it proceeds… flying high with delicious confrontations. FULL OF TRIUMPHANT HUMOR AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRUTH” and from CurtainUp: “Jitta’s dilemma and heartbreak moves towards its inevitable conclusion along a trail of SHAW-INDUCED LAUGHTER.”