Mother Courage & Her Children

February 9, 2001 - March 24, 2001

Mother Courage, Brecht's epic masterpiece of struggle and survival, is given a visionary new production by young Hungarian director János Szász.

With war raging all around, a desperate woman strives to keep her business and her family alive. Brecht tells the story of Mother Courage—ironically nicknamed for her less-than-heroic actions under fire—with a dazzling blend of pathos and burlesque, mocking her foolhardiness while sympathizing with her wretched plight. This epic masterpiece of struggle and survival will be given a visionary new production by the young Hungarian director János Szász.

Creative Team

by

Bertolt Brecht

adapted by

János Szász and Erzsébet Rácz, and Gideon Lester

directed by

János Szász

Bertolt Brecht Amos Lichtman
General Benjamin Evett
Sergeant Graham Sack
Recruiting Officer Trey Burvant
Anna Fierling, Mother Courage Karen MacDonald
Kattrin, her mute daughter Mirjana Jokovic
Eilif, her eldest son Jonathon Roberts
Swiss Cheese, her younger son Tim Kang
Cook John Douglas Thompson
Chaplain Thomas Derrah
Yvette Pottier Paula Plum
One-Eyed Man Trevor Oswalt
An Old Colonel Edwin Thurston
Corporal Gilbert Owuor
Young Prostitute Tenelle Cadogan
Regimental Clerk Darrin Browne
Peasant Woman Jodi Lin
Soldiers

Joseph Pearlman

Edward Tournier

Erin Breen
Eilif's Guard Trevor Oswalt
Other parts played by members of the Company  
Music Director Nicholas Mustelin
Percussionist Martin Case
songs by

Paula Dessau

Hanns Eisler

David Remedios
movement by Csaba Horváth
set design by Csaba Antal
costume design by Edit Szücs
lighting design by John Ambrosone
sound design by David Remedios
stage manager Chris De Camillis
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Runtime:

2 hours 50 minutes, with 1 intermission

Venue:

Loeb Drama Center

64 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138