Even so, they add, the Brecht legacy is shaky, as a result of problems that have nothing to do with Mr. Fuegi’s book. Broadway theaters shy away from Brecht, whose plays require large casts and ...

Carnegie’s intermittently illuminating festival “Fall of the Weimar Republic” has suffered from interjections of too much standard repertory. By Zachary Woolfe Brecht’s 1944 play “The Caucasian Chalk ...

All we need is radio drama! Fort Greene’s Irondale Center is launching its first ever radio play with an adaptation of the 1939 “Mother Courage and Her Children” by Bertolt Brecht Thursday. The ...

The play Caucasian Chalk Circle was written in 1944 by German playwright, Bertolt Brecht. Set in the Caucasus region (hence the name) at the end of World War II, it follows Grusha, a maid to a wealthy ...

SEVEN PLAYS (587 pp.) — Bertolt Brecht—Grove ($8.50). Most major playwrights leave an unmistakable identifying mark on their work. It may be smaller than theme or plot or character; often it is apt to ...

Nestled in the cozy living room of Berkeley’s Lothlorien co-op between a brick fireplace and a bar serving wine and homemade vegan cookies, UC Berkeley students took shelter from Thursday night’s rain ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Director Kate Mendeloff”s clear brown eyes sparkle when she discusses playwrite Bertolt Brecht.