Starring Rodolfo Alvarado
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 2:00 pm
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What would you do if a powerful entity like the U.S. Army ordered you to stay silent—or face prison? Anthony Acevedo obeyed such an order for 63 years.
In this raw and riveting solo work, written and performed by Rodolfo Alvarado, the true story of Anthony Acevedo comes to life—a WWII combat medic and Holocaust survivor, one of 350 American GIs secretly sent to Berga, a Nazi slave labor camp. Following Hitler’s directive to replace dying Jewish slave laborers with Jewish American GIs, the Nazis selected some for their religion and others at random. What Anthony endured in Berga was horrific—but nothing compared to the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father as a child.
Directed by William M. Doll, Undesirable Secrets is more than a history play—it’s a shared reckoning. Performed with haunting intimacy, the show has left audiences across the country stunned into silence, then rising in standing ovation. As Anthony speaks directly to the audience, his story becomes a mirror: What secrets are you still carrying? What truth might finally set you free?
Developed with generous input and guidance from the Anthony Acevedo Educational Foundation.
By Rodolfo Alvarado
Running Time: 85 minutes
YouTube–First Audience Reactions to Undesirable Secrets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYH00P04T28
Rodolfo Alvarado Website:
https://www.rodolfoalvarado.com/anthonyacevedosoloshow.html
Show Website:
https://www.rodolfoalvarado.com/undesirablesecretsplay.html
Anthony Acevedo Educational Foundation Website:
https://www.anthonyacevedoeducationalfoundation.org/bookundesirablesecrets.html
