The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Written in the ‘30s, set in the ’20s, Bertolt Brecht’s epic gangster play was conceived to warn America about the preciousness of democracy. Through powerful, transparent allegory, Brecht shows us the path of an ordinary grifter, as he rises from obscurity to the pinnacle of power.

This satire is a dark commentary of the perils of unchecked power.