Man Equals Man

by Bertolt Brecht

• Directed by Mechele Leon
• Scenic Design by Rebecca Damren
• Lighting Design by Phillip Schroeder
• Costume Design by Elahe Marjovi

Galy Gay sets out to buy a fish one morning, obtains an elephant by twilight and is shot that same night. The occurrences that connect these strange events constitute the plot of Man Equals Man, a stunning drama that explores themes of war and the interchangeability of human personality from Germany's eminent modernist theatre-maker. Set in British India during the First World War, Man Equals Man shows us "a man reassembled like a car." Galy Gay is conned by a troop of army machine-gunners and eventually finds that his identity has been substituted for that of another man. Critic Walter Kerr cited the play as a "curious foreshadowing of the art of brainwashing." Sure to stimulate critical discussions across the disciplines, this don't-miss production marks the University Theatre's first presentation of a Brecht piece in over two decades.

Performances

• Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. | Inge Theatre Buy Now!
• Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. | Inge Theatre Buy Now!
• Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. | Inge Theatre Buy Now!
• Sunday, April 10, 2:30 p.m. | Inge Theatre Buy Now!
• Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. | Inge Theatre Buy Now!
• Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. | Inge Theatre Buy Now!
• Saturday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. | Inge Theatre Buy Now!

Ticket Prices

• Public: $15
• Senior Citizens & KU Faculty/Staff: $14
• All Students: $10