Ma-Yi presents Mother Courage

Ma-Yi Theatre Company presents
Bertolt Brecht's
Mother Courage and her Children
Adapted by Rodolfo Carlos Vera

Ma-Yi Theatre opens its 11th Season with an adaptation of Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children. Set on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, the play transports us to 1971 at the cusp of Martial Law and the escalation of hostilities between the Philippine Army and Muslim separatists. It is here where Nanay Isog (the local dialect's equivalent of Mother Courage) follows the winds of war in her cart, along with her children Elvis (so named because "Hound Dog was blaring on the radio when he popped out"), Kesong Puti (or White Cheese), and Christine Brown, her mute child by an American G.I.

Directed by Tazewell Thompson
Lighting by Robert Wierzel
Original Score and Sound Design by Fabian Obispo
Scenic Design by Donald Eastman
Costumes by Jeff Fender

Cast: Art Acuña, Kim Awon, Rich Ceraulo, Ron Domingo, Josh Fox, Jojo Gonzales, Tess Lina, Carl Palmer, Nicky Paraiso, Suzi Takahashi, Rody Vera, Maurice Villalobos

and Ching Valdes-Aran as Nanay Isog

Opens August 6, 1999
Tuesdays - Saturdays at 7:00 PM
Sundays at 2:00 PM
Closes August 29, 1999