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Theatre Novi Most to Present REHEARSING FAILURE

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Living in exile in Los Angeles after fleeing the Nazis, Brecht rehearses The Life of Galileo with his wife Helene Weigel and two of his former lovers, Elisabeth Hauptmann, a writer, and Ruth Berlau, a director. As they work on this epic history play over the summer of 1947, the themes of Galileo resonate with Brecht's own life and the unique relationships he had with his collaborators.

This work presented as part of The Southern Theater's ARTshare program, in repertory with resident company Swandive Theatre, is directed by Novi Most founder Lisa Channer and includes a distinguished team of Twin Cities artists: Playwright Cory Hinkle, composers Annie Enneking and Dan Dukich, actors Barbra Berlovitz, Pearce Bunting, Annie Enneking, Billy Mullaney, Sara Richardson, and designers Heidi Eckwell, Kevin Obsatz, Cole Bylander and Samantha Johns.

Rehearsing Failure focuses on Brecht's ensemble, particularly the women who sacrificed their own recognition to create some of the most important theatre of the twentieth century. With original songs and an unconventional structure, Rehearsing Failure borrows from Brecht's own playbook - it's a play that reaches back into history to examine contemporary themes of politics, sex and complicity. By doing so, Rehearsing Failure asks the question: What do you need to survive, as an artist and a person, and what are you willing to sacrifice?

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