UNCIVIL WARS: MOVING W/BRECHT & EISLER Plays 11/5-8 At Alexander Kasser Theater
EAST COAST PREMIERE OF David Gordon'S MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTION "UNCIVIL WARS: MOVING W/BRECHT & EISLER"
NOVEMBER 5-8
Times: November 5, 6 at 7:30pm; November 7 at 8pm; November 8 at 3pm
Based on Bertolt Brecht's 1931 play "The Roundheads and the Pointheads," (translated by Village VoIce Theater critic Michael Feingold), under David Gordon's direction "UNCIVIL WARS: MOVING W/BRECHT & EISLER" becomes a wildly imagined 21st century parable about war, culture, economics and immigration. The multi-tasking performers, who sing, act and dance (choreography by Gordon) include some of the brightest stars of the downtown stage: Valda Setterfield as Bertolt Brecht and Judge; John Kelly, alternating as the Mother Superior and Madam; Gina Leishman as the Musical Director Hanns Eisler; Charlotte Cohn as Nana Callas/ Mrs. Calla/ Isabella De Guzman; Davis Duffield as Vice Viceroy/ Hat Knocker/ Farmer Lopez/ Nun; Norma Fire as Tobacconist/ Abbess/ Mrs. Lopez/ Lawyer; David Skeist as Farmer Callas/ Hat Knocker/ Nun; Michael Rogers as Viceroy/ Slumlord/ De Guzman.
TICKET AND TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
All tickets are $15, and are available at the Alexander Kasser Theater Box Office or by calling 973-655-5112 or online at www.peakperfs.org.
Van or bus service is available from New York City ($10 per person, roundtrip) from the Maritime Hotel on 9th Avenue and 16th Street to the Alexander Kasser Theater for selected performances. Bus reservations may be made by calling 973-655-5112. For train service, available only on weekdays, go online to: www.njtransit.com or call 1-800-772-2222.Montclair State University is located at 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey 07043
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