Production Staff
Bertolt Brecht
Playwright
Playwright
Playwright
Bertolt Brecht was a German playwright, director, and poet who is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century theatre. Born on February 10, 1898, in Augsburg, Germany, Brecht was the son of a Catholic father and a Protestant mother. He studied medicine at the University of Munich but soon turned his attention to writing and theatre.
Brecht's first major success as a playwright came with his play "Drums in the Night," which premiered in 1922. The play was a critical and commercial success and established Brecht as a major figure in German theatre. He went on to ... read more
Paul Dessau
Lyricist
Music
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William Elliott
Music
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Louisa Rose
Lyricist
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Ntozake Shange
Adaptation
Dan Berlinghoff
Piano
Jack Chandler
Assistant Scenic Designer
Jason Steven Cohen
Production Supervisor
Richard Cohen
Reeds
Keith Green
Bass
Trombone
Susan Green
Stage Manager
Wilford Leach
Director
Scenic Designer
Patricia McGourty
Costume Designer
William Moersch
Marimba
Percussion
Joseph Papp
Producer
Joseph Papp was an American theatrical producer and director. He established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in Lower Manhattan. There Papp created a year-round producing home to focus on new plays and musicals. ... read more
William Ruyle
Percussion
Ron Stinson
Trumpet
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Designer
Recent work includes A Doll's House, Part 2; David Cale's We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time (Goodman Theatre); Romeo et Juliette (Metropolitan Opera); Alexei Ratmansky's Romeo and Juliet (The Bolshoi Theatre); Shen Wei's Neither (BAM); and Richard Nelson's Uncle Vanya (Hunter College). Tipton teaches lighting at the Yale School of Drama. She has received the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, the Jerome Robbins Prize, and the Mayor's Award for Arts and Culture in New York City. In 2008 she was made a United States Artists Gracie Fellow and a MacArthur Fellow. She is a two-time Tony Award ... read more
Simeon Westbrooke
Reeds
Jacqueline Yancey
Production Stage Manager
Videos
