'Good Person of Szechwan' Wipes the Didactic Dust Off Brecht
If Bertolt Brecht could visit La MaMa to see the Foundry Theatre’s slapstick, pastiche-filled production of “Good Woman of Szechwan,” I suspect he’d smile and think, “Finally!”
'Good Person of Szechwan' Wipes the Didactic Dust Off Brecht
If Bertolt Brecht could visit La MaMa to see the Foundry Theatre’s slapstick, pastiche-filled production of “Good Woman of Szechwan,” I suspect he’d smile and think, “Finally!”
'Lunch Lady Courage' Puts Brecht Inside an L.A. Public High School
In Cornerstone Theater Company’s “Lunch Lady Courage,” a cast of high school students, community members, and professional actors addresses social issues in this Brecht adaptation.
‘Clive’ Has Mood and Atmosphere but Little Else
At the New Group, Ethan Hawke directs and stars in “Clive,” Jonathan Marc Sherman’s rewrite of Bertolt Brecht’s first play, “Baal,” but the show is unrelentingly chaotic and shallow.