Theater of war

Resource Information

The work Theater of war represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Colby College Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Theater of war

Statement of responsibility

White Buffalo Entertainment ; producer, Nina Santisi ; directed and edited by John Walter

Contributor

• Kline, Kevin,
• Kline, Kevin,
• Kushner, Tony,
• Kushner, Tony,
• Walter, John W.,
• Santisi, Nina,
• Santisi, Nina,
• Wolfe, George C.,
• Alive Mind Media
• Alive Mind Media
• Lorber HT Digital
• Lorber HT Digital
• White Buffalo Entertainment (Firm)
• White Buffalo Entertainment (Firm)
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
• Brecht-Schall, Barbara,
• Streep, Meryl,
• Brecht-Schall, Barbara,
• Wolfe, George C.,
• Streep, Meryl,
• Eustis, Oskar, 1958-
• Eustis, Oskar, 1958-
• Walter, John W.,

Director

• Walter, John W.,
• Walter, John W.,

Interviewee

• Brecht-Schall, Barbara,
• Brecht-Schall, Barbara,
• Eustis, Oskar, 1958-
• Eustis, Oskar, 1958-
• Kline, Kevin,
• Kline, Kevin,
• Kushner, Tony,
• Kushner, Tony,
• Streep, Meryl,
• Streep, Meryl,
• Wolfe, George C.,
• Wolfe, George C.,

Producer

• Santisi, Nina,
• Santisi, Nina,

Subject

• Actors -- Interviews
• Actors -- Interviews
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Characters | Women
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Characters | Women
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Dramatic production
• Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 -- Dramatic production
• Children and war -- Drama
• Children and war -- Drama
• DVD-Video discs
• Documentary films
• Documentary films
• Drama
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Interviews
• Interviews
• Nonfiction films
• Nonfiction films
• Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)
• Public Theater (New York, N.Y.)
• Theater -- Political aspects
• Theater -- Political aspects
• Theater -- Production and direction -- New York (State) | New York
• Theater -- Production and direction -- New York (State) | New York
• Theatrical producers and directors -- Interviews
• Theatrical producers and directors -- Interviews
• Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Drama
• Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Drama
• Video recordings
• Video recordings
• Women and war -- Drama
• Women and war -- Drama

Genre

• Nonfiction films
• Documentary films
• DVD-Video discs
• Video recordings
• Drama
• Feature films
• Interviews

Language

• eng
• ger
• eng
• eng

Summary

An examination of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and her children", and the political philosophies the play represents. Preparing for The Public Theater's 2006 production of Brecht's anti-war play, Meryl Streep allows a camera crew to document her rehearsal process and interest in the work. Moreover, the life and times of Brecht himself are followed, most notably the playwrites' escape from Nazi Germany, subsequent exile, testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee, and his eventual return to the country where the play was first staged. Along with backstage scenes and discussion by theatre notables such as Tony Kushner and Streep's costar Kevin Kline, the documentary seeks to depict the history and inspirations underlying the play's themes

Cataloging source

NDD

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Camera, Felix Andrew, John Walter ; music, Robert Miller

Language note

In English and German with English subtitles

PerformerNote

Meryl Streep, Tony Kushner, Kevin Kline, George C. Wolfe, Barbara Brecht-Schall, Oskar Eustis

Runtime

96

Technique

live action