Carnegie Mellon University: The School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University will present “Good Person of Setzuan” by Bertolt Brecht Oct. 6-15 in the Philip Chosky Theater in the Purnell Center for the Arts on the CMU campus. Adapted by Tony Kushner from a translation by Carnegie Mellon’s own Wendy Arons, the performances will be directed by internationally renowned German director Peter Kleinert, with musical direction by Jürgen Beyer. Arons is an associate professor of dramatic literature in the School of Drama. “Good Person of Setzuan” explores the notion of good and evil when three gods arrive on earth in search of one “good” person.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Doing Good in a Bad World — Carnegie Mellon School of Drama’s Production of “Good Person of Setzuan”
Carnegie Mellon University: The School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University will present “Good Person of Setzuan” by Bertolt Brecht Oct. 6-15 in the Philip Chosky Theater in the Purnell Center for the Arts on the CMU campus. Adapted by Tony Kushner from a translation by Carnegie Mellon’s own Wendy Arons, the performances will be directed by internationally renowned German director Peter Kleinert, with musical direction by Jürgen Beyer. Arons is an associate professor of dramatic literature in the School of Drama. “Good Person of Setzuan” explores the notion of good and evil when three gods arrive on earth in search of one “good” person.
After all the talk around school about the process and challenges of working on this production I am excited to see the finished production.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of how the show turns out the process and challenges have been a great experience for our actors and production staff. I think everyone has learned a lot from the experience. It's great to be in an education environment that allows it's students to have this opportunity to work with internationally renowned directors.