Brecht In L. A‪.‬

Bertolt Brecht, perhaps the most important dramatist, theatre practitioner and theorist of the twentieth century, is still widely studied and his plays and theories remain staples in the curricula of universities and theatre-artist training programs throughout the world. Additionally, productions of Brecht's dramas continue to be popular. The play Brecht in L.A. focuses on Brecht's life in America, where he resided from 1941 through 1947.

Additionally, Brecht in L.A., winner of the 2002 SWTA National New Play Contest (US), is already a critically acclaimed work, which suggests that the play has the potential to be widely (and successfully) produced. A play influenced by Brecht is, in itself, not unique, since many leading, contemporary dramatists such as Caryl Churchill, Edward Bond, Tony Kushner, Heiner Muller and Howard Barker have been affected by Brechtian dramaturgy. But a Brechtian-influenced play with Brecht as the lead character is unique. The play represents the only dramatic work in English which fe