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"BrechtFest VII", the seventh annual New Orleans celebration of the writings of German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht, will take place on Tuesday February 3 and Wednesday February 4 at the Allways Lounge Twilight Room. Both shows are at 8:00. The performance includes music, spoken word, and puppetry. Presenters David C. Symons (accordion) and Harry Mayronne (Piano and Puppetry) are joined by musicians Chris Beroes-Haigis (cello), David Buchbinder (trumpet), Hannah Davis (percussion), Matt Andrews (violin), Stoo Odom (bass), Susanne Ortner (clarinet), Featured performers include Kitty Baudoin, Sarah Brecht, Bremner Duthie, Karen Kunkel, Anna Laura Quinn, Stephanie Reed, Yusa, and Chris Wecklein.
The performers’ collective credits include Broadway, BerlinerEnsemble, the original production of Anais Mitchell's Hadestown”. Edinburgh Fringe, and Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival, as well as the Allways Lounge presentations of Brecht/Weill’s “Happy End” and “The Threepenny Opera” (co-produced with Cripple Creek Theatre); and the bands The Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band and The Salt Wives.
The performance features the music of Weill, Eisler, Symons, Mayronne. and Buchbinder.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Innocence and Justice Louisiana.
Poster art: Stephanie Reed
WHAT: BrechtFest VII: Works of Bertolt Brecht, a benefit for Innocence and Justice Louisiana
WHERE: The Twilight Room at the Allways Lounge 2240 St. Claude Ave in New Orleans
WHEN: Tuesday February 3 and Wednesday February 4.
Both shows at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7:30pm.
TICKETS: $30
Advance ticket sale at BrechtFest.com
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The Twilight Room at the Allways Lounge & Cabaret, 2240 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117-8421, United States
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