The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431 is an adaptation by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht of a radio play by Anna Seghers. It was written in collaboration with Benno Besson and premiered at the Berliner Ensemble in November 1952, in a production directed by Besson (his first important production with the Ensemble), with Käthe Reichel as Joan.Willett and Manheim (1972, xvii).
Characters
Joan of Arc Bishop Cauchon of Beauvais Jean Beaupère Jean de la Fontaine Jean de Chatillon (Chation) Guillaume Manchon Jean d'Estivet Jean Lefèvre Jean Massieu Raoul de Rinel A Clerk The Executioner Nuns An English Observer His Adjutant Guards of Joan of Arc English Soldiers Two Peasant Girls Jacques Legrain
Peasant Peasant Woman Son Sister-in-law Child Fishwife Dr. Dufour His Two Nieces Well-dressed Gentleman Loose Woman Wine Merchant Innkeeper Young Curate War Cripple Grandfather Breuil His Grandson Children People
References
Sources Willett, John. 1959. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: A Study from Eight Aspects. London: Methuen. . Willett, John, and Ralph Manheim, eds. 1972. Collected Plays: Nine. By Bertolt Brecht. Bertolt Brecht: Plays, Poetry, Prose Ser. New York: Vintage. .