When:
Thursday, February 5, 2026
All day
Where: Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, Josephine Louis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive; 10-30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: General Public $20
Full-Time Students and Children $12
Full-Time NU Students $8 in advance, $12 at the door
A per ticket service charge will be added to all online ($3 per ticket) and phone ($2 per ticket) purchases.
Contact:
Wirtz Center
(847) 491-7282
Group: Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
By Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Alistair Beaton
Directed by Hamid Dehghani
In the heat of civil war, the Governor of the region and his wife flee an angry uprising, abandoning their infant son in the midst of the chaos. The responsibility to rear the child falls upon Grusha, a servant girl, who sacrifices everything to respectfully raise the young boy as her own. But when the biological mother returns, a debate arises as to who the rightful mother of the boy is. Written at the close of World War II, Brecht’s masterpiece explores the impact of war on ordinary people who find their humanity amidst a chaos they did not invite. This show focuses on storytelling and performance with basic production elements.
Approximate run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Suggested Ages:14+
When:
Friday, February 6, 2026
All day
Where: Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, Josephine Louis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive; 10-30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: General Public $20
Full-Time Students and Children $12
Full-Time NU Students $8 in advance, $12 at the door
A per ticket service charge will be added to all online ($3 per ticket) and phone ($2 per ticket) purchases.
Contact:
Wirtz Center
(847) 491-7282
Group: Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
By Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Alistair Beaton
Directed by Hamid Dehghani
In the heat of civil war, the Governor of the region and his wife flee an angry uprising, abandoning their infant son in the midst of the chaos. The responsibility to rear the child falls upon Grusha, a servant girl, who sacrifices everything to respectfully raise the young boy as her own. But when the biological mother returns, a debate arises as to who the rightful mother of the boy is. Written at the close of World War II, Brecht’s masterpiece explores the impact of war on ordinary people who find their humanity amidst a chaos they did not invite. This show focuses on storytelling and performance with basic production elements.
Approximate run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Suggested Ages:14+
When:
Saturday, February 7, 2026
All day
Where: Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, Josephine Louis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive; 10-30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: General Public $20
Full-Time Students and Children $12
Full-Time NU Students $8 in advance, $12 at the door
A per ticket service charge will be added to all online ($3 per ticket) and phone ($2 per ticket) purchases.
Contact:
Wirtz Center
(847) 491-7282
Group: Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
By Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Alistair Beaton
Directed by Hamid Dehghani
In the heat of civil war, the Governor of the region and his wife flee an angry uprising, abandoning their infant son in the midst of the chaos. The responsibility to rear the child falls upon Grusha, a servant girl, who sacrifices everything to respectfully raise the young boy as her own. But when the biological mother returns, a debate arises as to who the rightful mother of the boy is. Written at the close of World War II, Brecht’s masterpiece explores the impact of war on ordinary people who find their humanity amidst a chaos they did not invite. This show focuses on storytelling and performance with basic production elements.
Approximate run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Suggested Ages:14+
When:
Sunday, February 8, 2026
All day
Where: Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, Josephine Louis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive; 10-30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Cost: General Public $20
Full-Time Students and Children $12
Full-Time NU Students $8 in advance, $12 at the door
A per ticket service charge will be added to all online ($3 per ticket) and phone ($2 per ticket) purchases.
Contact:
Wirtz Center
(847) 491-7282
Group: Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
By Bertolt Brecht
Translated by Alistair Beaton
Directed by Hamid Dehghani
In the heat of civil war, the Governor of the region and his wife flee an angry uprising, abandoning their infant son in the midst of the chaos. The responsibility to rear the child falls upon Grusha, a servant girl, who sacrifices everything to respectfully raise the young boy as her own. But when the biological mother returns, a debate arises as to who the rightful mother of the boy is. Written at the close of World War II, Brecht’s masterpiece explores the impact of war on ordinary people who find their humanity amidst a chaos they did not invite. This show focuses on storytelling and performance with basic production elements.
Approximate run time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Suggested Ages:14+