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October 8–11, 1986
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A play by Bertolt Brecht
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Translated by Eric Bentley
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Production Staff
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Director: Dwight E. Watson
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Scene and Light Designer: Brian R. Jones '82
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Costume Designer: Laura Conners
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Stage Manager: Jeff Frederick
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Cast List
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Wong: Bradley R. Rickel '87
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First God: Jim Amidon '87
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Second God: Tom Bowen
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Third God: Joe Anderson '90
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Shen Te: Victoria James-Williams
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Mrs. Shin: Julie Ludwig
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Wife: Lynne Galassisi-Jones
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Husband: Diosdado Gica '90
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Nephew: Jason Hollis
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Unemployed Man: Alvin Schuh '88
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Carpenter: John Flak '90
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Brother: David Schulz '88
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Boy: Jeff Maharry
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Grandfather: Joe Anderson '90
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Shui Ta: Victoria James-Williams
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A Policeman: Alvin Schuh '88
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Mrs. Mi Tzu: Julie Ludwig
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An Old Woman: Lynne Galassisi-Jones
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Young Whore: Julie Ludwig
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Old Whore: Lynne Galassisi-Jones
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Yang Sun: Mark Hayes '88
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Mr. Shu Fu: David Schulz '88
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An Old Man: Tom Bowen
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Mrs. Yang: Lynne Galassisi-Jones
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Waiter: David Schulz '88
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Priest: Jim Amidon '87
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Production Assistance
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Propsmaster: Karl Ellensohn '88
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Lightboard Operator: Jay Baltisberger '89
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Betolt Brecht, author of Mother Courage and Her Children, The Threepenny Opera, and Galileo, radically changed the theater of the twentieth century with his notion of epic theater. In The Good Woman of Setzuan, three gods come down from heaven in search of a truly good person and discover Shen Te, a prostitute. She is hospitable to them, and in return they reward her with gold, which she uses to buy a tobacco shop. Immediately she becomes the victim of parasites, because in her goodness she cannot refuse help to the less fortunate. In order to survive she disguises herself as her imaginary evil cousin, Shui Ta, and as such operates her business shrewdly and profitably, with no regard for others. The play is a parable of humankind's enforced dual nature; our desire to be good is thwarted by our need to keep alive, or, if you prefer, it is more pleasing to the gods to be kind, but only the mercenary prosper.
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This page is part of an ongoing project to document the history of the theatre productions performed at Wabash College. If you have information not included on this page, please contact the Theater Department or Professor Dwight Watson (watsond@wabash.edu).
