Mother Courage and Her Children
November 7-15, 2024, Los Angeles
Ensemble Theater I (E407), CalArts
Written By Bertolt Brecht | Translated By Tony Kushner
Directed By Ilse Castro Corona
Mother Courage and Her Children follows the fearless Mother Courage as she struggles to earn a living with her wagon in a war-torn landscape. Incorporating the songs, the play exposes the harsh truth that war preys on the vulnerable and how its destructive effects endure over time. As each child confronts the dangers, the play keeps asking, "Why war?" – urging us to reflect on how greed and power fuel this ongoing destruction and its heartbreaking consequences.
Creative Team
Director: Ilse Castro Corona
Scenic Designer: Jamie Hwang
Lighting Designer: Jackson Funke
Video Designer: James Raymond
Composer/Sound Designer: Jules Evens
Costume Designer: Nuoyan Guan
Makeup Designer: Jen Tamoyo
Choreographer: Zelia ZZ Tan
Intimacy Coordinator: Emily Barasch
Fight Choreographer: Ed Monaghan
Technical Director: James Gingold
Producer: Fina Zhou
Production Manager: Jeffrey Teeter
Stage Manager/Fight Captain: Winky Kim
Graphic Designer: Chloe Wu
Assistant Director: Kobina Hagan
Assistant Scenic Designers: Yixin (Joe) Bai
Assistant Lighting Designer: Cathleen Conte-Marrero
Assistant Costume Designer: Sammy Mainzer, Sophia Francesca LeBlanc
Assistant Sound Designer: Henry Ives
Assistant Choreographer: Shane Higa
Assistant Producer: Lana Cash
Assistant Production Manager: Joyce Qian
Assistant Stage Manager: Logan Masters
Tech Assistant Stage Manager: Noelle McEwen
Cast
Mother Courage: Jeyrie Selena Rodriguez
Kattrin: Euseon Song
Eilif: Karo Dzhgalian
Swiss Cheese: María Jurado
Yvette: Melody Kelly Tay Xi Ching
The Chaplain: Nathan Luce
The Cook: Ashwath Ram
Sergeant 1, The General, Lieutenant: Gia Ochsenbein
Army Recruiter, Sergeant 2, Regimental Secretary: Graham Michael Nault Schatz
Quartermaster, Older Soldier, Old Woman: Bev Steel
Young Soldier, Farmer’s Wife, Young Man, Eye Patch: Miranda Cooper
The Colonel, Farmer 1: Kayden Merrit
Clerk, Farmer: Rudraa Pratap Singh
Farmer’s Wife 1, Farmer’s Son: Emma Stuart-Box
