Bertolt Brecht's influence cannot be overestimated

Carnegie Mellon Clips_News: "Bertolt Brecht's dramas continue to touch audiences and spark political criticism around the world 50 years after his death. He carped on capitalism and didn't mesh with the GDR--most importantly, he entertained. 'Bertolt Brecht is without a doubt the most important and influential dramatist of the twentieth century worldwide,' said Stephen Brockmann of Carnegie Mellon University, who is also a member of the International Brecht Society."