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Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? In this comic and complex play, one of Brecht's most entertaining characters, Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless, cross-dressing prostitute, is forced to disguise herself as a savvy businessman named Shui Ta to master the ruthlessness necessary to be a "good person" in a cruel world of limited resources.

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Performances ended on Dec. 8, 2013.

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Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? In this comic and complex play, one of Brecht's most entertaining characters, Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless, cross-dressing prostitute, is forced to disguise herself as a savvy businessman named Shui Ta to master the ruthlessness necessary to be a "good person" in a cruel world of limited resources.

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Previews: Oct 18, 2013 • Opening: Oct 29, 2013 • Closing: Dec 8, 2013
Off-Broadway Plays Drama

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Cast

Kate Benson
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Ephraim Birney
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Vinie Burrow
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Clifton Duncan
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Jack Alan Greenfield
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Paul Juhn
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Lisa Kron
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Taylor Mac
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Mary Shultz
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Darryl Winslow
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Written by
Bertolt Brecht
Translated by
John Willett
Director
Lear deBessonet
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