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Kyle
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There has got to be easier ways to run a tobacco shop, yet the play's point seems to be there is so much need in society that a good person must hide behind a mask of indifference in order to do good for others. Shen Teh also wanted some of that good for herself and the little airman in her belly, and the brilliant move by the vanishing gods was to give her (and Shui Ta once a month) their blessing but no resolution.
— Aug 11, 2017 06:12PM
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Kyle
is on page 147 of 160
As challenging as the play was to read - I have yet to develop that inner ear to make Brecht/Weill's verse sing, it is somewhat of a relief to find out in the appendix how difficult of a play it was to write. Various versions with different names, shifting scenes and much more opium are plotted out by the editor giving three takes on the play: an early draft, Finnish and Swiss scripts, a more scandalous American one.
— Aug 15, 2017 01:46AM
Kyle
is on page 59 of 160
Many of Anne Bogart's conversants praise Brecht as the first man in theater, and perhaps with good reason. Asides from seeing a couple productions of Threepenny Opera, I am at a loss in firsthand knowledge. Halfway through this play and I am more at a loss to say what makes it so great: an emphasis on the hard times experienced by the 99% and crafty ways people get food in their bellies, morals following on?
— Aug 08, 2017 07:21AM
Kyle
is on page 11 of 160
With a dramatic history of development and almost-staged versions, seeing a complete production of Brecht's play became akin to the gods' quest to find the one good person - perhaps it is the origin of Hollywood's favourite stereotype: the sex worker with a heart of gold. And yet the post-prologue journey for Shen Ten will be to trade in so much of inner gold for the sake of a few more coins and a roof over her head.
— Aug 05, 2017 06:09AM
