The Good Woman of Setzuan (Bentley)

The Good Woman of Setzuan (Bentley)

The Good Woman of Setzuan (Bentley)

Eric Bentley, Bertolt Brecht

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The Good Woman of Setzuan (Bentley)

The Good Woman of Setzuan (Bentley)

Eric Bentley, Bertolt Brecht

Overview

This play, written during Brecht's exile to the United States and set in pre-Communist China, is a parable of a young woman torn between obligation and reality, between love and practicality, and between her own needs and those of her friends and neighbours.

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Details

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable Casting
  • Target Audience: Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Eric Bentley

Eric Bentley
Eric Bentley was born in England in 1916, became an American citizen in 1948, in 1998 was inducted into the (American) Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 2011 won a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Scholar, critic, teacher, performer, translator and, final ...
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Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright, poet and director, was born in Augsburg, Germany in February 1898. He established himself as a playwright during the 1920s and early 1930s with plays such as Baal, Man is Man, The Threepenny Opera and The Mother. In 1933, as Hitler came ...
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