The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431

The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431
Written by Bertolt Brecht
Date premiered November 1952
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]

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

References

  1. Willett and Manheim (1972, xvii).

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