interspecies

[Gerhard Hauck]

The production of Kleist's The Broken Jug I saw at the Berliner Ensemble
last week (directed by Peter Stein, with Klaus Maria Brandauer playing
Judge Adam) had live chickens on stage at the top of the show. From what I
could gather this was to emphasize both the rural nature of the setting as
well as the lack of order and "cleanliness" with which Adam runs his
court.  The chickens were chased off stage by the two Maids in the play.

Gerd (on sabbatical in Berlin)

Gerd Hauck, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue
Waterloo ON N2L 3G1




> In 30 years of student productions I've seen a lot of livestock on stage.
> At
> least three productions of THe Cherry Orchard have produced show-stopping
> moments by the nut eating dof in Act 1. One dog escaped into the audience,
> one threw up on cue and one had a seizure. Also in Fen a pair of rabbits
> got
> loose and wandered the steg for a good half an hour before being caught.
> Beware.
>
> Dr. D. Buchanan
> Dawson College
>
> Clarior Hinc Honos
>
> Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend;
> Inside a dog it's too dark to read.
> Groucho
>