Mother Courage and Her Children 92-93

A woman attempting to profit from war ironically reaps a horrible loss. This modern masterpiece with its startling echoes of the great Shakespearean chronicles is a searing examination of the consequences of human conflict and the insuperable will to survive.

“All serious actresses tackle this role, and what damn fools we are! It’s the tragic/not-tragic thing that gets you. Some of it is very funny. Some of it is heartbreaking. Then there’s the famous silent scream. I asked Michael, “What is that?” And he said, “It is what it says it is.” Which is great, because it gives you just enough rope to hang yourself with. But the audience knew what it stood for. Old Bertolt knew what he was doing.”
–Pat Carroll (Mother Courage) in An American Classic: Shakespeare Theatre Company

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Pat Carroll
Mother Courage

Mary Vreeland
Kattrin

David Aaron Baker
Eilif

J.C. Cutler
Swiss Cheese

Lawrence Redmond
Recruiting Officer

T.J. Edwards
Recruiting Sergeant

David Sabin
The Cook

Ted van Griethuysen
Swedish General

Floyd King
The Chaplain

Mark Mineart
The Armourer

Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Yvette

Michael Laurence
Soldier with Cannon

Michael Joseph Donlan
Man with the Patch

Marty Lodge
Catholic Sergeant

Ted van Griethuysen
The Old Colonel

T.J. Edwards
The Clerk

Mark Mineart
The Young Soldier

Rebecca Thompson
The Farmer’s Wife

Marty Lodge
The Farmer

Lawrence Redmond
The Drunken Soldier

Michael Joseph Donlan
The Young Man

Rebecca Thompson
The Old Woman

Franchelle Stewart Dorn
Voice in the Farmhouse

Lawrence Redmond
The Officer

T.J. Edwards
First Soldier

Rebecca Thompson
Peasant Woman

Ted van Griethuysen
Peasant Man

Jason Rueben Novak
Peasant Son

Stevie Ray Dallimore, Michael Joseph Donlan, David Fendig, Michael Laurence, Mark Mineart, Jason Rueben Novak
Soldiers

Jon Kalbfleisch
Piano/Conductor

Rita Eggert
Woodwinds

Alan Stocking
Percussion
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Michael Kahn
Director

Derek McLane
Set Designer

Catherine Zuber
Costume Designer

Howell Binkley
Lighting Designer

Jon Kalbfleisch
Music Director

John Burke
Sound Designer

Karma Camp
Musical Staging

Elizabeth Smith
Vocal Consultant

Daniel Fish
Assistant Director

Anne S. King
Stage Manager

Randy Engels
Production Manager

Stuart Howard and Amy Schecter
Casting
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