TucsonStage Blog: The Rogue Theatre presents MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by Bertolt Brecht

Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Rogue Theatre presents MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN by Bertolt Brecht

From: The Rogue Theatre [mailto:rogue@theroguetheatre.org]
Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 3:01 PM
Subject: Meet MOTHER COURAGE at The Rogue

The Rogue Theatre

300 East University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ - 520-551-2053 - www.TheRogueTheatre.org

Mother Courage and Her Children is, perhaps, the most fascinating play we have presented at The Rogue Theatre (and that's saying a lot). On the surface, it is a story of a woman whose tenacity and drive lead her down roads filled with prosperity and tragedy. At the same time, Brecht's voice is heard throughout the play as he questions the audience about their priorities, actions and culpability in world events. Layered onto that are intriguing songs, surprising humor, perpetual irony and a simple tale about human frailty. Please join us for this striking play and be ready to share your thoughts after the performance!

The Rogue Theatre

presents

MOTHER COURAGE
AND HER CHILDREN
by Bertolt Brecht

Directed by Joseph McGrath

Musical Direction by Dawn Sellers

January 10-27, 2013

Thursday-Saturday 7:30 P.M., Sunday 2:00 P.M.
plus a Saturday 2:00 P.M. matinee on January 26, 2013
Scroll down for info about a special Opening Night celebration!

In what many regard as Brecht's masterpiece, Mother Courage profiteers from a constant state of war, as she loses her children to it one by one. Her cynical manipulation of the miseries of others robs her of her title, and at the play's end she is mother to no one. Written in a burst of energy after the invasion of Poland, it is one of our principal ruminations on the nature of war.

Production Sponsors

Pam Shack

Sumner Milender and Edie Michelson

Actor Sponsors

Anonymous, Ellen and Warren Bodow, GBL Foundation,
Meg and Peter Hovell, Dave Lewis, Kate Phillips and Sheldon Trubatch,
Jan Stewart, Renie Sweeney, Judy and Ward Wallingford

$30 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances

$20 for Thursday performances

Students with valid ID: $15 rush 15 minutes before curtain

A musical pre-show of live music will begin
fifteen minutes prior to every performance.

Reservations are encouraged for all performances.

Free parking is available in our lot off Herbert Avenue

(the alley just east of the theatre).

GOOD NEWS!: The intersection at University Blvd. and 4th Avenue
is now open (construction is complete).

For more information about Mother Courage and Her Children,
visit TheRogueTheatre.org.

To purchase tickets, visit our online box office

or call 520-551-2053

The cast of Mother Courage and Her Children includes
Tim Blevins, Matt Bowdren, Dani Dryer, Connor Foster, Marissa Garcia, David Greenwood, Craig Howard, Christopher Johnson, Ryan Parker Knox, Elliott Kuykendall, Steve McKee, Cynthia Meier, David Morden, Dylan Page, Lee Rayment and Renie Sweeney.

Be a part of our Opening Night!
Friday, January 11, 2013

6:30 reception; 7:30 curtain

As we open Mother Courage and Her Children, we wish to take a moment to celebrate our American Theatre Wing award with our community. This award places us among the top regional theatres nationwide, one worthy of national recognition and support.

Please join us as we gather at the theatre before the play for hot drinks, nibbles and music and then enjoy Brecht's powerful masterpiece.

If your tickets for Mother Courage are for a different night, our box office would be happy to switch your reservation so you can join us at this event. Call us at (520) 551-2053 to reschedule.

Please join us for a pre-show talk

Bertolt Brecht: The Theatre as a Call to Action

Presented by Joseph McGrath,
Artistic Director of The Rogue Theatre

Saturday, January 5th

2:00 - 3:00 P.M.

The Rogue Theatre, 300 E. University Blvd.

Free

Enjoy a spectacular meal before the performance at

The Rogue Theatre's mission is to create the highest quality theatre possible;
challenging, stretching, and invigorating our community.

We emphasize

LANGUAGE by placing primary value on quality language and literature;
ENSEMBLE by developing performers who seek continuous improvement and creating an academy for training ourselves and emerging theatre artists;
CHALLENGING IDEAS by presenting plays which offer complex and provocative points of view
related to important social, political, and personal issues.