Theater of War (2008)

Synopsis:

A look at the life and ideas of Bertolt Brecht, interwoven with The Public Theater’s staging of his “Mother Courage.”

In the summer of 2006, Meryl Streep took a time out from making movies, and she took on the role of a lifetime: the lead in Bertolt Brecht’s classic anti-war play Mother Courage and Her Children. And for the first time she allowed a camera crew to document her rehearsal process. Theater of War not only takes us back-stage with one of the greatest actresses of our time, it also takes us back in time, uncovering the story of Brecht’s flight from the Nazis, his years in exile, and his eventual return to Germany where he first staged Mother Courage. Along the way, Tony Award winning playwright Tony Kushner and others explore the terrifying theme of Brecht’s masterpiece: why does history repeat itself in an endless cycle of violence and warfare?
Full Cast & Crew
Theatrical Release
12/24/2008

Director Credit
John Walter  Director
Cast Credit
Meryl Streep  – Herself
Tony Kushner  – Himself
Kevin Kline  – Himself
Barbara Brecht-Schall  – Herself
George C. Wolfe  Himself
Jay Cantor  – Cast
Oskar Eustis  Himself
Jeanine Tesori  – Cast
Carl Weber  Himself
Production Credits Credit
Nina Santisi  Producer
Jack Turner  Executive Producer
Dany Garcia Johnson  Executive Producer
Antonio Ortega  Executive Producer
Emery Sheer  Executive Producer
Leslie Jose Zigel  Executive Producer
Production Companies Credit
White Buffalo Entertainment  Production Company
Theater of War  Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
White Buffalo Entertainment  Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Film Camera Credit
John Walter  Cinematographer
Felix Andrew  Cinematographer
Music Credit
Robert Miller  Music
Sound Credit
Felix Andrew  Sound
John Walter  Sound