'Good Person of Szechwan' Wipes the Didactic Dust Off Brecht
Given Bertolt Brecht’s affection for the “lowbrow” art forms of Weimar Germany, especially the gender-bending and darkly comic musical styles of the cabaret, it’s no surprise that a small horde of New York City’s downtown glitterati should feed a revival of Brecht’s spirit. The Foundry Theatre’s new production of “Good Person of Szechwan,” directed by Lear deBesso…