About Fear and Misery in the Third Riech: Bertolt Brecht's series of 24 interconnected playlets describe what life was like in German households in the 1930s as the Nazis came to power. Written while Brecht was in exile in Denmark and first performed in Paris in 1938, these poignant stories dramatize the suspicion and anxiety experienced by ordinary people, particularly Jewish citizens, as the power of Hitler grew. The reading features renowned film and theater actors Tony Shalhoub and Brooke Adams.

Theater in the Rough is a play reading series that celebrates theater in its purest form: great stories and language personified by great theater artists. These “script-in-hand” readings uniquely engage the audience by limiting visual aids such as sets or costumes, instead focusing on the intersection between the play’s text, the actors’ performance, and the audience’s own imagination.

Fear and Misery is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Presented by Commonwealth Shakespeare Company