The Good Woman of Setzuan

By Bertolt Brecht with English Translation by Eric Bentley
Music by Stefan Wolpe

Performance Information

Director Peter Jack Tkatch

Scenic Designer HANNAH BEAN BROSNAN

Costume Designer KATE FULOP

Lighting Designer JOHN B. FORBES

Production Stage Manager SARAH SIMMONS

Musical Director TOM CLEARY

Cast:

BRETT PELLEGRINO	Wong	JULIFER DAY	Mrs. Mi Tzu
ALEX KOCH, AIMEE BEACH, ELLEN PIERCE	The Gods	ALICE CORVO	Grandmother
KODY GRASSETT	Gentleman #1/Mr. Fu Shu	KEVIN GERAGHTY	Boy/Waiter
JAMESON WILLIAMS	Gentleman #2/Brother	KATHLEEN MURRAY	Niece
ELINOR REINA	Shen Te	IAN OLIVER	Policeman
ARIEL COHEN	Mrs. Shen	EMILY SMITH	Carpet Seller's Wife
MARYKATE SCANLON	Wife	ANDREW FRIEDLAND	Yang Sun
AVERY DULL	Husband	TAYLOR PERROTA	Prostitute
AIDAN HOLDING	Unemployed Man	PATRICK ITTLEMAN	Carpet Seller/Priest
HUNTER CONGELTON	Carpenter	GRACE TRAPNELL	Mrs. Yang
SHANNON WARD	Sister-In-Law	PETER KRAG	Accompanist

Synopsis:

The Good Woman of Setzuan, full of myth, metaphor and music is a powerful parable of morality and society, set in a fanciful version of the city of Setzuan. The play evokes the mysterious whimsy of Brecht's world while capturing the political edge of his message.