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(STEPPENWOLF THEATER; 510 SEATS; $50 TOP)
CHICAGO A Steppenwolf Theater presentation of a play in two acts by Bertolt Brecht. Directed by Eric Simonson. Original music, T Bone Burnett and Darrell Leonard. Sets, Allen Moyer; lights, Kenneth Posner; costumes, James Schuette; sound, Barry G. Funderburg; production stage manager, Laura D. Glenn. Opened Sept. 23, 2001. Reviewed Sept. 22. Running time: 2 HOURS, 45 MIN.
Mother Courage ....................... Lois Smith
Kattrin .................................. Sally Murphy
Eilif .......................................... Ian Brennan
Swiss Cheese ..........................Joe Foust
Cook .................................... Robert Breuler
Chaplain ............................ Nicholas Rudall
Yvette ........................... Amy Warren
With: Sara Antunovich, Eric Aviles, Hans Fleischman, Jesse Geiger, David Gray, Russell Heller, Leonard Kraft, Elizabeth Levy, Michael Macias, Taj McCord, Bruch Reed, Wendy Robie, John Sierros, Jeff Still, E. Milton Wheeler. Jay Whittaker, Larry Yando.
Eric Simonson's epic Steppenwolf revival of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage" is a theatrical production completely overtaken by real-life events. Simonson's intention is to create a powerful, immediate evening of theater, and as a result the tale of an entrepreneur living off the very war that eats her...