He set the Joan of Arc story in 1920s Chicago, depicting "Joan Dark's" struggles with an evil meat packing tycoon in Saint Joan of the Stockyards, and many of his works encouraged audience judgments and showcased workers' rights in what he called "Epic Theater." During WWII, while in exile in Finland and the US, he wrote su
He set the Joan of Arc story in 1920s Chicago, depicting "Joan Dark's" struggles with an evil meat packing tycoon in Saint Joan of the Stockyards, and many of his works encouraged audience judgments and showcased workers' rights in what he called "Epic Theater." During WWII, while in exile in Finland and the US, he wrote such plays as The Caucasian Chalk Circle and Mother Courage and Her Children. His musical collaborations may be the most famous, such as The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, with composer Kurt Weill. FTP, name this German playwright who also collaborated with Weill on The Threepenny Opera.
He set the Joan of Arc story in 1920s Chicago, depicting "Joan Dark's" struggles with an evil meat packing tycoon in Saint Joan of the Stockyards, and many of his works encouraged audience judgments and showcased workers' rights in what he called "Epic Theater."
Bertolt {Brecht}