American Theatre, October 1st, 1993
United States theatre companies should stop producing second-rate productions of Bertolt Brecht's plays. Misunderstandings of Brecht's arguments have resulted in uninspired imitative performances. Broadway productions such as 'Mother Courage' 1963 and 'The Threepenny Opera' 1990 are among the culpable. No performances can compare with Brecht's own productions. Even unlimited funds are likely to achieve comparable productions.
Shortly before his death in 1956, Bertolt Brecht, in a characteristic moment of reflective irony, told a colleague that "the man who makes himself indispensable is up to...
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