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Rehearsing Failure
Southern Theater
1420 Washington Ave S Minneapolis
Living in exile in Los Angeles after fleeing the Nazis, Brecht rehearses The Life of Galileo with his wife Helene Weigel and two of his former lovers, Elizabeth Hauptmann, a writer, and Ruth Berlau, a director. As they work on this epic history play over the summer of 1947, the themes of Galileo resonate with Brecht's own life and the unique relationships he had with his collaborators. Rehearsing Failure focuses on Brecht's ensemble, particularly the women who sacrificed their own recognition to create some of the most important theatre of the twentieth century. With original songs and an unconventional structure, Rehearsing Failure borrows from Brecht's own playbook - it's a play that reaches back into history to examine contemporary themes of politics, sex and complicity. By doing so, Rehearsing Failure asks the question: What do you need to survive, as an artist and a person, and what are you willing to sacrifice?
Thru - Feb 22, 2015
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Rehearsing Failure Reviews
| Twin Cities Daily Planet - Highly Recommended
"...I was relieved that the play makes no excuses for Brecht's behavior, personal or artistic. In many ways, the guy's an unrepentant jerk. At first I wondered, hey, why does he get an older and a younger self on stage, not the women? Then I realized, anyone of these women (the characters, and even more so the actresses) could be their own play. Each of them is worth two of him any day. Berlovitz, Enneking or Richardson alone would be worth the price of admission. All three of them together in one play? It's almost not fair."
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