Translated by Jennifer Wise
Coming Soon!
June 29 — August 19, 2018 at City Garage
Pre-order your tickets, and save 30% using the code “gangster”!
The Great Depression in 1930s Chicago. Unemployment. Fear. Graft and corruption at City Hall. What do you need when society starts to fall apart? A strong man who steps in to take control. Arturo Ui, a small time gangster with an insatiable appetite for power, convinces a panicked population that no one has the answers but him. He and his cronies will provide the protection you’re looking for: even if you don’t know you’re looking for it. Brecht’s 1941 satirical masterpiece classic about Hitler’s rise to power in 1930s Germany demonstrates, with a savage blend of comedy and pastiche, how demagogues take power and how easily—and willingly—democracies become autocracies.
Schedule:
| Champagne Preview: | Friday, June 29, 2018; 8:00pm |
| Opens: | Saturday, June 30; 8:00pm |
| Runs: | Fridays, Saturdays 8:00pm; Sundays 3:00pm |
| Closes: | August 19, 2018 |
| Admission: | General Admission: $25; Students/Seniors $20 |
| Group Rate: | (Groups 10 and over) $15. |
For more information: Contact Charles Duncombe, Producing Director Charles@citygarage.org