Bertolt Brecht News

I suppose if Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill ever took a crack at writing theatre for young Weimar audiences, their effort might have had a strong likeness to Stephin Merritt and David Greenspan's creepily enchanting fantasy, Coraline, receiving a production from MCC that's far too interesting for viewers to be overly concerned with the occasional bumps.

The fifth mainstage summer production at Cortland Repertory Theatre will be the theatre's regional debut of the timely, riveting and highly theatrical courtroom drama Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. From August 5 - 15, playwright Moisés Kaufman's play will be on the CRT stage in the Edward Jones Playhouse at the Little York Pavilion.

Notoriously scandalous British playwright Sarah Kane radically reworks Seneca's classical tragedy of incest and unrequited lust in the highly anticipated production of Red Letter Theater's Phaedra's Love, a brutal dark comedy exploring the themes of obsession, desire, and honesty. First debuted at the Gate, London in 1996, this regional premiere is directed and designed by Red Letter Theater Artistic Director David Hanzal, and features a host of some of the Twin Cities' favorite actors plus some wonderful new faces.

Heller Theatre has moved to Henthorne Recreation Center, 4825 S. Quaker! Our 28th Season promises to be the most exciting one yet. We hope you join us for what promises to be a great season!

The Castillo Theatre is presenting Castillo's Friends Film Series featuring four films. The film series will take place on Thursday evenings from July 16th to August 6th at the Castillo Theater, located on 543 West 42nd Street between 10th and 11th Ave. TDF accepted; group rates available. For tickets call 212-941-1234

Mike Daisey Presents Mysteries of the Unexplained: THE BOARDWALK! at Joe's Pub tonight at 7pm.

500 Clown Theater presents '500 Clown and the Elephant Deal' - a musical missile aimed at the tenuous border between fiction and reality - as part of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Visiting Company Initiative.

500 Clown Theater, a Chicago non-profit that believes 'life is worth the risk,' presents '500 Clown and the Elephant Deal' - a musical missile aimed at the tenuous border between fiction and reality - as part of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Visiting Company Initiative. Run time will be approximately 90 minutes, and post-show discussions will follow Wednesday and Thursday performances (free with paid ticket).

500 Clown presents 500 CLOWN AND THE ELEPHANT DEAL, a Visiting Company Initiative by 500 Clown and John Fournier, directed by Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, June 20 through July 11.

500 Clown presents 500 CLOWN AND THE ELEPHANT DEAL, a Visiting Company Initiative by 500 Clown and John Fournier, directed by Leslie Buxbaum Danzig, June 20 through July 11.

Mike Daisey returns to Joe's Pub with a one-night orgy of all things bacon: from sizzling fat to swine flu, from baco-bits to Hasids to Charlotte's Web. In one delicious hour we'll explore bacon in all its filthy, gorgeous deliciousness. Note: Bacon will be cooked and served by the performer during the performance. Mysteries of the Unexplained is a new series from Mike Daisey that presents one-night only performances that explore trivial elements of our modern world, in the belief that the things we honestly think about most of the time deserve time in the spotlight.

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Thursday, June 4, 2009.

Pre-registration is underway for The Dawa Theatre Group 2009 Annual Summer Session, running Jun. 15 thru Jul. 30 from 9 am - 2 pm at The ArtSpace - Art Hotel Gallery, located at 1112 S. Akard St., Dallas, Texas. The program is open to high school and college students, adults and seniors. Only 35 students will be accepted per session.

Variety reports that Al Pacino is set to star in the upcoming HBO film, 'Kervorkian' about right-to-die champion Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Barry Levinson is set to direct the film, which will revolve around Kervorkian's construction of his infamous 'Mercy Machine,' his first assisted suicide in the early 1990s and the resulting media frenzy.

Strawdog Theatre Company of Chicago announces their 22nd anniversary season of presenting 'the whole wide world in a little black box,' with the three mainstage plays focusing on the theme of 'why we fight': the Midwest premiere of Matt Pepper's 'St. Crispin's Day,' David Harrower's translation of Bertolt Brecht's 'Good Soul of Szechuan,' and Curt Columbus' translation of Anton Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya.' The shows run Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 7 p.m.

The Milk Can Theatre Company has announced its spring 2009 season: Galileo, written by Bertolt Brecht and directed by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, and The Science Plays, six short plays inspired by the history of science. Galileo and The Science Plays will run in repertory April 30 through May 17. All performances will take place at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street.

The entertainment trade paper reports 'among the three full productions of plays by Kushner -- the 'Angels in America' scribe whose work is not exactly known for its modesty of scope or running time -- is the world preem of his latest, 'The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism With a Key to the Scriptures,' which began perfs May 15th. Also on the roster is an evening of short works, 'Tiny Kushner,' which began May 16th.'

Mike Daisey returns to Joe's Pub with a one-night orgy of all things bacon: from sizzling fat to swine flu, from baco-bits to Hasids to Charlotte's Web. In one delicious hour we'll explore bacon in all its filthy, gorgeous deliciousness. Note: Bacon will be cooked and served by the performer during the performance. Mysteries of the Unexplained is a new series from Mike Daisey that presents one-night only performances that explore trivial elements of our modern world, in the belief that the things we honestly think about most of the time deserve time in the spotlight.

The Milk Can Theatre Company presents its spring 2009 season: Galileo, written by Bertolt Brecht and directed by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, and The Science Plays, six short plays inspired by the history of science. Galileo and The Science Plays will run in repertory April 30 through May 17. All performances will take place at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street.

Guthrie Director Joe Dowling today announced directors for the three productions slated to headline the theater's 2009 Tony Kushner celebration, in addition to three speaking events designed to expand and enhance the issues raised in the work of this Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.