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In man is man, Bertolt Brecht studies the transformation of a person from a meek beachside Porter to a human combat machine.
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The room ballad about brainwashing is that identity can be exchanged.
Soldiers are dogs.
Compared with other plays by Brecht, the scale of this early work is relatively small.
It can be displayed in indoor production on portable stage.
However, at the State University Arts Center here, Brooks Jones sees \"man as man\" as an epic, somewhat in the order of \"Mother Courage.
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This big stage has been opened to the maximum extent;
We can see the undisguised areas in the background.
John Conklin\'s surroundings look like a construction site in addition to the colorful travel bar for the widow of bebyvik.
It seems that all the scenery has not been opened yet.
There are similar statements about staging.
There is a vague attempt at environmental protection.
Occasionally, the actor gives a speech from a distant balcony.
There are four-piece all-
The women\'s band on the other side of the stage.
However, there is no usual Brecht gear like slides and placards that can act as signposts on the go.
In terms of capturing the background of the simulation Kiplingesque --
The scene is Kilkoa, the intersection between India and China. Mr.
Jones\'s stage is far less imaginative than Tommy Tott\'s stage in the nine cloud of Caler Churchill.
\"In the first scene, there was a strange life-free performance.
As a hero who was dragged away by a team of soldiers, Gary guy, Craven litter put his lines as if he was a robot, not an innocent person.
As his adaptable character evolved into a warrior, he made some progress in the course of the evening, but the performance lacked the polish that the actor usually brought to his character.
Fionnuola franagan plays Babe Vic with proper vulgarity, but she is not a strong singer and she is fully responsible for the music of the show.
Robert Dennis wrote a bunch of jazz.
Some songs are very popular.
Stefan Gierasch brings faith to the character of this malicious sergeant named Bloody V, Kevin O\'Conner and James Green as plain soldiers with the authenticity of the prototype.
They are gray, dragged to the blood, and look like sad sacks from the eternal army.
They may be Willie and Joe of Bill mauddin, or they may be the mysterious activist of Brecht.
Despite these three performances, we are very clear about the sudden twists and turns in the plot.
In this version, an adapted version using the Gerhard Nellhaus translation, the play looks awkward.
But it is remembered that in a season a few years ago, Broadway staged two simultaneous works of \"man is man\", each of which showed the vitality and corrosive humor of the blasit anti-war warning story.
\"Folk soldiers in military camps are people\"
Adapted from the translation of Gerhard Nellhaus;
Directed by Brooks Jones
Clothing of Al Kohout;
Designer John Conklin
Pat Collins lighting designer
Richard L. Sound designerSirois;
Choreographer Catherine Bosing
Composer Robert Dennis
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Uriah Shelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kevin O\'Connor Jesse Mahoney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
James Green Polly Baker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vincent sheveli Jelia Jep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alan Rosenberg Gary guy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Little Leocadia bebbick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flanagan Charles fedora. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. Stefan Gierasch. Galy Gay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Piano, Pat Graf;
Mary Anne Kramer\'s drum
Joan Watson, saxophone, Kit McClure and trumpet.
Soldiers Jerry Bradley, Donald Brooks Ford, Stewart Lecchi, and citizens of the Michael Weinstein region the Romi Jordan and Deborah LauferA versions of this review were printed on page C00021, national edition, on August 5, 1981, the title is: Theater: Brooks Jones staged \"man is man\" in summerPURCHASE, N. Y.