{"id":36546,"date":"2015-11-13T15:45:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T19:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=36546"},"modified":"2015-11-13T15:46:30","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T19:46:30","slug":"curtain-rises-on-first-mainstage-presentation-for-miwsfpa-dramatic-arts-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2015\/11\/curtain-rises-on-first-mainstage-presentation-for-miwsfpa-dramatic-arts-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtain rises on first mainstage presentation for Dramatic Arts Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brock University\u2019s Department of Dramatic Arts is set to launch its rendition of German playwright Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill\u2019s renowned opera\/musical, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.<\/em><\/p>\n

The performances will be held in the Dramatic Arts Theatre at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts Nov. 13 \u2013 21, 2015.<\/p>\n

The title refers to the colour mahogany, Brecht’s reference to the German ‘Brown Shirts.’ The production is set in 1957 on the Gulf Coast, close to Pensacola, Florida. In parallels to the original productions, America is recovering from the McCarthy era, and the coast is threatened by an impending hurricane \u2013 in this case, Audrey.<\/p>\n

An opera of Epic Theatre The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny<\/em> follows the lives of its denizens as they are consumed by the power of money, which wins out against all other forces that motivate us: friendship, family, morality, philosophy.<\/p>\n

“In the whole human race, there is no greater criminal than a man without money.” ~Brecht\/Weill, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny <\/em><\/p>\n

Directed by guest artist Virginia Reh and designed by Associate Professor David Vivian, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny<\/em> showcases the talents of students in the Department of Dramatic Arts undergraduate program, including the performers: Keri Bishop, Helena Ciuciura, Nikka Collison, Caroline Coon, Ben Fallis, Andrew Godin, Rob Grady, Lena Hall, Mark Harrigan, Shanza Hashmi,\u00a0Cole Larson, Adrian Marchesano, Sean McClelland, Jonah McGrath, Elizabeth Pereira, Julia Scaringi, Demetri Tsioros, and with special guest alumni David MacKenzie and Steve Reistetter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe original productions were in the early 1930s and very much in Brecht\u2019s style of theatre for the people,\u201d says Virginia Reh. \u201cIn recent years, Mahagonny<\/em> has become popular with large opera companies. Our production aims to dial the piece back to something Brecht might actually recognize.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny<\/em> will run Nov. 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.; and Nov. 20 at 11:30 a.m., and will be held in the Dramatic Arts Theatre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, 15 Artists\u2019 Common, St. Catharines.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $18 adults; $15 students\/seniors; $12 groups (10+); $5 eyeGo high school program, and are available through the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office Centre at 905.688.0722, online at http:\/\/firstontariopac.ca<\/a> or via email: boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

This production contains strong language and sexual content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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