Mother Courage and Her Children

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Steve Noll

Cast members of "Mother Courage and Her Children."

Cast members of "Mother Courage and Her Children," Strollers Theatre, 2023.

Strollers Theatre goes big with this production of Bertolt Brecht’s classic (translation by the great David Hare) which, sadly and inevitably, remains timely. A woman struggles to keep her family fed during the Thirty Years' War; Mother Courage and Her Children elucidates the many compromises people make to survive hard and violent times. Read Mel Hammond’s review here. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (2 p.m. on Feb. 24) and at 2 p.m. Sundays.

2/9-24, Bartell Theatre, at 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday (2 pm on 2/24) and 2 pm Sunday. $25.

media release: Mother Courage and Her Children, by Bertolt Brecht, translation by David Hare will open Friday, February 9 on the Evjue stage at The Bartell Theatre. This Strollers’ Theatre production is multi-media, and moves from the 17th Century to today in an examination of America’s complicity in global war. Starring Stephanie Monday as Mother Courage, the show is directed by Julia Houck with video by Ben Barlow and a set design by Dillon Sheehan. Runs through February 24. Tickets at www.bartelltheatre.org. This production is sponsored by WORT 89.9FM.