The famed prolific German writer would have been proud of this theater company’s artistic use of space to convincingly convey his tale of a young peasant girl’s trials and tribulations of caring for the life of a child that is not her own. Under war torn circumstances Brecht’s Grusha, a member of the permanently poor struggles to ward off rebels seeking to kill a king’s heir that has been haphazardly left in her care by those more worried about their own asses.
Forced to flee into miserably dangerous mountainous terrain and marry a man on his deathbed for the sake of her reputation, our heroine has to forgo true love to protect this unfortunate child of royalty. Left dangling by the hands of fate, a simply peasant girl’s story of how a strong will, determination and true grit, gives rise to the good within the good among us when we are called upon to do the right thing. 
The subplots carry the usual heavy dose of greed, hierarchy, elitism and snobbery that is overcome by that mysterious concept of karma that plays its self out in every conflict that befalls our lives. For aficionados of Brecht’s works, you will want to see the Hipgnosis Theatre Company’s efforts to honor the writer’s contributions to great literature. Click here for the Podcast Review
Here is what you need to know:
The PlaceTheatres at 45 Bleecker Street.
East Village Between Lafayette and Mott Streets
Opened
April 26, 2008
Closing
May 11, 2008
The Shows
Wed – Sun at 7pm; also Apr 29 at 7pm; May 10 at 2pm
The Price
$19
212-239-6200
Look for Discounts here
Demetrios Bonaros, John Castro, Hal Fickett, Pharah Jean-Philippe, John Kevin Jones, Colleen Kennedy, Matthew Kinney, Elizabeth Mirarchi, Dennis J. Paton, Ayanna Siverls, Douglas Scott Streater, Rachel Tiemann, Richard Ugino
The Author
Bertolt Brecht
The Music
Demetrios Bonaros
The Director
Margot Newkirk
The Producing Company
Hipgnosis Theatre Company
