East Coast Premiere
Based on The Roundheads and the Pointheads by Bertolt Brecht as translated by Michael Feingold
Music by Hanns Eisler
Directed, choreographed and edited by David Gordon
Music Direction by Gina Leishman
Performed by Charlotte Cohn, Davis Duffield, Norma Fire, John Kelly, Gina Leishman, Michael Rogers, David Skeist and Valda Setterfield
Media: Dean Moss/ Ed Fitzgerald
Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton
Produced by: Alyce Dissette
A Pick Up Performance Co(S.) production
Thurs. Nov. 5 • 7:30pm
Fri. Nov. 6 • 7:30pm
Sat. Nov. 7 • 8:00pm
Sun. Nov. 8 • 3:00pm
New Yorker highlights UNCIVIL WARS: MOVING W/ BRECHT & EISLER this week
Come to the cabaret as hilariously brought to life by David Gordon in this grand interpretation of Bertolt Brecht’s anti-Nazi parable The Roundheads and the Pointheads, where leaders of the fictional town of Yahoo maintain control by instigating conflict between two groups of its own citizens. Shaped by an astute adaptation by Michael Feingold and highlighted by the poignant music of cabaret composer Hanns Eisler, this brilliant music theater work makes a statement that is equally compelling in today’s world.
“A dizzying experience, immediately plunging viewers into the thicket of overlapping references and characters.” – The New York Times
Co-commissioned by The Kitchen and the Walker Art Center.
David Gordon is this season’s Peak Artist.
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