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ON STAGE
MOTHER COURAGE & HER CHILDREN
JUNE 24 - JULY 2
A SPECIAL EVENT
YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS
TBA
COMPANY
lawrence brewley
amanda foreman
Darrell Killingsworth
James Lockhart
Marisa Teeter
J.R. Teeter
juda nevadomski
lawrence brewley
amanda foreman
Darrell Killingsworth
James Lockhart
Marisa Teeter
J.R. Teeter
CURATORS
juda nevadomski
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
2022/2023
MAINSTAGE SEASON
MOTHER COURAGE
AND HER CHILDREN
Written by Bertolt Brecht
Widely
considered one of the great dramatic
creations of the modern stage, Mother
Courage and Her Children is Bertolt Brecht's
most passionate and profound statement
against war.
The play follows Anna Fierling ("Mother Courage"), an itinerant trader, as she pulls her wagon of wares and her children through blood and carnage of Europe's religious wars. Battered by hardships, brutality, and the degradation and death of her children, she ultimately finds herself alone with the one thing in which she truly believes-- her ramshackle wagon with its tattered flag and freight of boots and brandy. Fitting herself in its harness, the old woman manages, with the last of her strength, to drag it onward to the next battle.
In the enduring figure of Mother Courage, Bertolt Brecht has created one of the most extraordinary characters in literature.
PERFORMANCE DATES: June 24, 25, 30, July 1 and July 2 at 7:30pm.
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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to purchase tickets.
AND HER CHILDREN
Written by Bertolt Brecht
Widely
considered one of the great dramatic
creations of the modern stage, Mother
Courage and Her Children is Bertolt Brecht's
most passionate and profound statement
against war.The play follows Anna Fierling ("Mother Courage"), an itinerant trader, as she pulls her wagon of wares and her children through blood and carnage of Europe's religious wars. Battered by hardships, brutality, and the degradation and death of her children, she ultimately finds herself alone with the one thing in which she truly believes-- her ramshackle wagon with its tattered flag and freight of boots and brandy. Fitting herself in its harness, the old woman manages, with the last of her strength, to drag it onward to the next battle.
In the enduring figure of Mother Courage, Bertolt Brecht has created one of the most extraordinary characters in literature.
PERFORMANCE DATES: June 24, 25, 30, July 1 and July 2 at 7:30pm.
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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to purchase tickets.
A
PERFECT
RELATIONSHIP
Written by Doric Wilson
What
makes a
perfect
relationship,
anyway? Is
it
chemistry,
physical
attraction,
practicality
or something
more
intangible?
Two gay men,
their
gregarious
landlady,
her many
boyfriends
and the
villain of
the piece
make A
Perfect
Relationship
– a
hilarious
situational
comedy by
Doric Wilson
pulled out
from the
pages of
real life.
This is an
attempt to
use humour
to break the
stereotypes
associated
with
sexuality,
masculinity,
friendship,
choice and
the
oft-misunderstood
lives of the
people who
make those
choices.
PERFORMANCE DATES: TBD
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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Written by Doric Wilson
What
makes a
perfect
relationship,
anyway? Is
it
chemistry,
physical
attraction,
practicality
or something
more
intangible?
Two gay men,
their
gregarious
landlady,
her many
boyfriends
and the
villain of
the piece
make A
Perfect
Relationship
– a
hilarious
situational
comedy by
Doric Wilson
pulled out
from the
pages of
real life.
This is an
attempt to
use humour
to break the
stereotypes
associated
with
sexuality,
masculinity,
friendship,
choice and
the
oft-misunderstood
lives of the
people who
make those
choices.PERFORMANCE DATES: TBD
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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to purchase tickets.
THE MASTER BUILDER
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Harvard
Solness is a
successful
master
builder who
has acquired
both fame
and fortune,
yet he's
convinced
his
greatness
will fade
with the
younger
generation.
He is
committed to
retaining
his success,
despite its
negative
effect on
others.
Halvard Solness is an established architect who is well-known throughout his town. Over the years, his professional life has thrived at the expense of his family. Despite the consequences, his career has become his primary focus. When he meets a young woman named Hilda, she becomes his unofficial muse, inspiring him to tackle new projects. Threatened by the next generation of builders, Halvard derails their progress to maintain his hold.
The Master Builder is an intimate portrait of a man driven by insecurity, his need for external validation clouds his judgment leading him to make a series of rash decisions. Ibsen delivers a poignant character study in this brilliant and indelible work.
PERFORMANCE DATES: TBD
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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to purchase tickets.
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Harvard
Solness is a
successful
master
builder who
has acquired
both fame
and fortune,
yet he's
convinced
his
greatness
will fade
with the
younger
generation.
He is
committed to
retaining
his success,
despite its
negative
effect on
others.Halvard Solness is an established architect who is well-known throughout his town. Over the years, his professional life has thrived at the expense of his family. Despite the consequences, his career has become his primary focus. When he meets a young woman named Hilda, she becomes his unofficial muse, inspiring him to tackle new projects. Threatened by the next generation of builders, Halvard derails their progress to maintain his hold.
The Master Builder is an intimate portrait of a man driven by insecurity, his need for external validation clouds his judgment leading him to make a series of rash decisions. Ibsen delivers a poignant character study in this brilliant and indelible work.
PERFORMANCE DATES: TBD
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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to purchase tickets.
TBD
Written by TBD
TBD
PERFORMANCE DATES: tbd
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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Written by TBD
TBDPERFORMANCE DATES: tbd
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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MEDEA
Written by Euripides
Medea has been betrayed. Her husband, Jason, has left her for a younger woman. He has forgotten all the promises he made and is even prepared to abandon their two sons. But Medea is not a woman to accept such disrespect passively. Strong-willed and fiercely intelligent, she turns her formidable energies to working out the greatest, and most horrifying, revenge possible.
Euripides' devastating tragedy is shockingly modern in the sharp psychological exploration of the characters and the gripping interactions between them.
PERFORMANCE DATES: TBA
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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There are many playwriting contests out there-- full length, one act, 10 minute, 5 minute and plays written, directed and performed within the span of 24 hours.
At Bread & Water Theatre we believe that anyone can write a play and that everyone has a story to tell. But there is a twist. We want you to write a play using only one word of dialogue. That word:
Can be said once or multiple times.
Said by the same character or multiple characters.
Make logical sense within the contest of the scene or make no sense at all.
The remainder of your play is going to be told through stage directions telling us what the characters are doing and more importantly how they are feeling about what their doing.
You may submit as many scripts as you like. There is a submission fee of $10 per script.
Then when you are ready, submit your script through our online form located HERE. It is recommended that scripts not exceed ten typewritten pages.
These fees will be used to cover best of show awards to those plays of exceptional merit. That is right! You could win a cash award for writing a play!
Finalists will have their plays performed as part of a workshop production at Bread & Water Theatre on dates TBD. Other event details will be announced the month prior to the event.
PERFORMANCE DATES: TBD
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
Click to purchase tickets.
Written by Euripides
Medea has been betrayed. Her husband, Jason, has left her for a younger woman. He has forgotten all the promises he made and is even prepared to abandon their two sons. But Medea is not a woman to accept such disrespect passively. Strong-willed and fiercely intelligent, she turns her formidable energies to working out the greatest, and most horrifying, revenge possible. Euripides' devastating tragedy is shockingly modern in the sharp psychological exploration of the characters and the gripping interactions between them.
PERFORMANCE DATES: TBA
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
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to purchase tickets.
FIRST AND FINAL WORD
PLAYWRIGHTING CONTEST
PLAYWRIGHTING CONTEST
There are many playwriting contests out there-- full length, one act, 10 minute, 5 minute and plays written, directed and performed within the span of 24 hours.At Bread & Water Theatre we believe that anyone can write a play and that everyone has a story to tell. But there is a twist. We want you to write a play using only one word of dialogue. That word:
Can be said once or multiple times.
Said by the same character or multiple characters.
Make logical sense within the contest of the scene or make no sense at all.
The remainder of your play is going to be told through stage directions telling us what the characters are doing and more importantly how they are feeling about what their doing.
You may submit as many scripts as you like. There is a submission fee of $10 per script.
Then when you are ready, submit your script through our online form located HERE. It is recommended that scripts not exceed ten typewritten pages.
These fees will be used to cover best of show awards to those plays of exceptional merit. That is right! You could win a cash award for writing a play!
Finalists will have their plays performed as part of a workshop production at Bread & Water Theatre on dates TBD. Other event details will be announced the month prior to the event.
PERFORMANCE DATES: TBD
TICKETS: $14 (General Admission) and $8 (Student/55+ Admission)
Click
to purchase tickets.
Bread & Water Theatre has a policy never to deny admission to a patron because of their inability to pay. Contact Bread & Water Theatre at 585.538.9684 for details.