The Brechtfast Club
A theatrical adaptation of the movie The Breakfast Club
in the style of Bertolt Brecht
In the late 1980’s in the village of Shermer, East Germany, the five members of the worst-performing Stasi firm in the country and their boss work on a Saturday to try to reach their political dissident quota. Just when their ability to uncover secret intelligence seems hopeless, a special radio attachment expands their listening network all the way to the United States. What the Stasi hear, or what they think they hear, might not only pull them out of their slump, but also put an end to Gorbachev's Perestroika nonsense.
The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Dr, St. Louis, MO, 63105
June 1st-10th, 2023
Thursdays-Saturdays 8 p.m.
Tickets
$25
Under 30: $15 with discount code under30
Please bring ID to performance if using discount code under30
CONTENT ADVISORY: This play is a political satire containing mature and grim content.
Collaborators
Performing Artists
Ashwini Arora…………....................SERGEANT COMRADE ALINA
Jimmy Bernatowicz…………………... STAGE MANAGER
Maggie Conroy……………………….....MAJOR COMRADE KLARA
Miranda Jagels Félix………….…….....MAJOR COMRADE ANDREAS
Alicen Moser…………......................COLONEL COMRADE VEIT
Reginald Pierre…………….………......MAJOR COMRADE BRUNO
Joe Taylor……………………….......……COMRADE JOSEF
Rachel Tibbetts…………………....…..CAPTAIN COMRADE BERTHA
This is an original play, workshopped with this cast, who contributed significant content.
Production Team
Lucy Cashion: Producer, Director, Scenic and Sound Designer, Video Editor, Co-Playwright
Joe Taylor: Composer, Music Director, Video Artist, AV technician
Courtney Bailey: Co-Playwright
Jimmy Bernatowitz: Stage Manager & Assistant Director
Morgan Brennan: Lighting Designer
Liz Henning: Costume Designer
Yizhou Huang: Dramaturg
Bryce Palmer: Assistant Stage Manager
Cameron Schoeck: Additional research
Zach Laster: Carpenter
Lauren Tubbe: Scenic Charge
Spencer Lawton: House Manager
Jason Hackett: Production Photographs
Will Bonfiglio, Spencer Lawton, Miranda Jagels Félix: Co-Producers