Bertolt Brecht News

One for the Brecht completionists

Cody Farkas is stunning as the title character in Brecht's frightening and funny work.

Join the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble at The Rat for TELL ME SOMETHING, an evening of joyful resistance.

Artemisia LeFay’s Wasted Girl, “an intoxicatingly gothic ride through some of the darker manifestations of passion,” is back at Don’t Tell Mama on 11/24. Read a conversation with Artemisia about the show and the concept of the “wasted girl.”

The Coronet Theatre and Berliner Ensemble will present the UK Premiere of STRANGER THAN THE MOON, featuring text by Bertolt Brecht with music by Hanns Eisler and others.

Out of nowhere, the silent film classic The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari rocketed back into the zeitgeist about five years ago. It's name dropped, adapted, referenced everywhere from art films to children's cartoons.

BAM has revealed its 2025 Winter Spring Season, featuring Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire, Whitney White's Macbeth in Stride, and more. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Read our interview with Brian Jucha of LOVE BOMB at Catastrophic Theatre.

The University of Washington School of Drama will present a reimagined production of THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE, exploring themes of justice and community. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

October, the month of change, is upon us. The leaves turn from a tranquil green to a crunchy burnt orange, the morning air becomes less balmy and gains a biting crispiness, and my grades always decline. Curse you, midterms. Alas, some things never change; I still find time to dance with my friends, watch The Office, and act a fool on campus.

 The Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara will present Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s groundbreaking musical, The Threepenny Opera.

Discover new plays at a free staged reading event at Cranford Community Center, presented by The Theater Project and Cranford Library, followed by a playwright-audience discussion. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara will present Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s groundbreaking musical, The Threepenny Opera.

Columbia University School of the Arts will present a bold adaptation of THE THREEPENNY OPERA, reimagined by Leah Plante-Wiener with a fresh translation and innovative music, reflecting modern society's complexities. Learn how to purchase tickets.

When she was forced to study DEATH OF A SALESMAN, the Arthur Miller play didn’t make much of an impression on Megan Lear

Cal Rep has announced their upcoming production of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL running October 2 through 13 at CSULB’s Studio Theater.

What did our critic think of URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY will present THE GOLDBERG-VARIATIONS by George Tabori, running this fall. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

The American Composers Orchestra has announced its 2024-2025 season highlights. This upcoming season brings ACO's annual series presented by Carnegie Hall.

Purple Light Productions has revealed the cast for the premiere reading of Annie Brown's ARRIVEDERCI, directed by Chloe Selavka, at The Tank. Learn how to purchase tickets.