The Threepenny Opera - Los Angeles Creative Team

Bertolt Brecht was a German playwright, director, and poet who is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century theatre. Born on February 10, 1898, in Augsburg, Germany, Brecht was the son of a Catholic father and a Protestant mother. He studied medicine at the University of Munich but soon turned his attention to writing and theatre. Brecht's first major success as a playwright came with his play "Drums in the Night," which premiered in 1922. The play was a critical and commercial success and established Brecht as a major figure in German theatre. He went on to ... read more Kitty McNamee is a highly regarded choreographer and director working across media. McNamee earned distinction from Dance Magazine as an artist with ?an outsize talent for that most elusive gift, originality.? Kitty began her career as the Artistic Director of Hysterica Dance Co., a consistently prolific and creative collective that redefined dance in Los Angeles. Kitty?s work has been enriched by collaborations with composers, filmmakers, directors, and writers on live performance, TV, and film projects. Recent work includes LA Opera?s La Traviata and Tales of Hoffman, Sense and Sensibility at South Coast Rep, LA Phil?s A ... read more