The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (German: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui), subtitled “A parable play”, is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster, and his attempts to control the cauliflower racket by ruthlessly disposing of the opposition. The play is a satirical allegory of the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany prior to World War II. A Gangster Spectacle adapted by George Tabori

Cast & Crew

Cast

Arturo Ui
Betty Dullfeet
Clark/Gunman
Dockdaisy
Giri
Givola
Gunman
M.C.
O’Casey
Old Dogsborough/Dullfeet
Roma
Young Dogsborough

Crew

Additional Music
Designer
Director
Lighting

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