Name: Community Play Reading: Mother Courage
Start: 2026-10-03
End: 2026-10-03

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Take part in some free theatre over coffee and snacks! Join us for a community cold read of Bertolt Brecht's renowned play Mother Courage and Her Children. Written in response to the rise of Nazism and fascism in Europe and widely regarded as one of the greatest anti-war plays of all time, Mother Courage follows a women and her three adult children trying sell wares during the Thirty Years' War  
  
No charge to attend. Anyone who wants a part is welcome to read, and roles may rotate depending on interest. We'll start at Vertex and may migrate depending on the interests of the group. Food and beverage available for purchase.  
  
Those who can should bring a device to read from - we can share a link to the script, but physical copies are typically in short supply!

Community Play Reading: Mother Courage

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Community Play Reading: Mother Courage

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