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by Bertolt Brecht

world premiere English translation by Matthew Earnest

puppets by Anya Kielar

premiere: February, 1998

at The Ohio Theater, New York City.

Subsequently presented:
August, 1998 at The Brecht Centennial, a production of The New York
International Fringe Festival.

From Brecht's son, Stefan Brecht, Earnest received the rarely-granted rights to make a new translation of the play, and the company premiered the production on the playwright's 100th birthday in 1998. Birthday cake was made by grandson Sebastian Brecht.

This production is not available for touring.