The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431

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The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431
Written by Bertolt Brecht
Date premiered November 1952 (1952-11)
Place premiered Berliner Ensemble,
East Germany
Original language German
Subject Joan of Arc
Genre Non-Aristotelian / Epic

The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431 is an adaptation by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht of a radio play by Anna Seghers. It was written in collaboration with Benno Besson and premiered at the Berliner Ensemble in November 1952, in a production directed by Besson (his first important production with the Ensemble), with Käthe Reichel as Joan.[1]

[edit] Characters

  • Joan of Arc
  • Bishop Cauchon of Beauvais
  • Jean Beaupère
  • Jean de la Fontaine
  • Jean de Chatillon (Chation)
  • Guillaume Manchon
  • Jean d'Estivet
  • Jean Lefèvre
  • Jean Massieu
  • Raoul de Rinel
  • A Clerk
  • The Executioner
  • Nuns
  • An English Observer
  • His Adjutant
  • Guards of Joan of Arc
  • English Soldiers
  • Two Peasant Girls
  • Jacques Legrain
  • Peasant
  • Peasant Woman
  • Son
  • Sister-in-law
  • Child
  • Fishwife
  • Dr. Dufour
  • His Two Nieces
  • Well-dressed Gentleman
  • Loose Woman
  • Wine Merchant
  • Innkeeper
  • Young Curate
  • War Cripple
  • Grandfather Breuil
  • His Grandson
  • Children
  • People

[edit] References

  1. ^ Willett and Manheim (1972, xvii).

[edit] Sources

  • Willett, John. 1959. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: A Study from Eight Aspects. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-34360-X.
  • Willett, John, and Ralph Manheim, eds. 1972. Collected Plays: Nine. By Bertolt Brecht. Bertolt Brecht: Plays, Poetry, Prose Ser. New York: Vintage. ISBN 0-394-71819-4.