Mother Courage and Her Children at Illinois State University, College of Fine Arts, Westhoff Theatre

Dates: (10/18/2012 - 10/27/2012 )

Theatre:

Illinois State University, College of Fine Arts, Westhoff Theatre

Normal,IL

SUBMIT UPDATES

directed by Sandi Zielinski

“War is like love,” says the Chaplain to Mother Courage. “It always finds a way.” In 1939 the worst conflagration in human history was finding its way. Hitler invaded Poland, launching World War II, and in response the exiled playwright Bertolt Brecht wrote Mother Courage and Her Children in a little over a month. (The play had its premiere two years later in Switzerland.) Brecht used his notion of “epic theatre” to stand old ideas on their head, ironically employing comedy and songs, revealing the mechanics of stagecraft and the artificiality of spoken dialogue, even as he exposed the profit motives underlying human conduct. As Mother Courage follows the Swedish Army through the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) she reaps her small profits while losing the lives of her children. “Stop all the troops: Here’s Mother Courage!” she sings. “Hey, Captain, let them come and buy! / For they can get from Mother Courage / Boots they will march in till they die!”

October 18 – 20 & October 23 – 27, 7:30 p.m.
Matinee: October 21, 2:00 p.m.

Authors

Cast and Creative team for Mother Courage and Her Children at Illinois State University, College of Fine Arts, Westhoff Theatre

More Local Shows

Add a Chicago Show Listing

Videos

View all Videos

CHICAGO SHOWS


		Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16)
		The Thanksgiving Play Ensemble Theater In Honor of Helen Zell at Steppenwolf (4/25 - 6/2)
		Chicago Cabaret Week 3rd Annual, 10-day Festival Chicago Area Venues (5/10 - 5/19) CONCERT
		Moonlight and Magnolias Elgin Theatre Company (6/2 - 6/3)
		David Williamson in: Ridiculous Rhapsody Theater (5/16 - 6/29)
		Jesus Christ Superstar Theater at Meiley-Swallow Hall, North Central College (6/7 - 6/23)
		JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Beverly Arts Center (5/1 - 7/26)
		Queens of the Blues Studebaker Theater (6/7 - 6/23)
		CHICAGO DANCE MONTH’S NEW OFFERING: DANCE AFTER DARK, JULY 7 See Chicago Dance (7/7 - 7/7)
		Hamlet The Edge Off Broadway (4/24 - 5/19)
VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW


News on your favorite shows, specials & more!