Ubu (Jarry/Richardson)

Ubu (Jarry/Richardson)

Ubu (Jarry/Richardson)

Ubu (Jarry/Richardson)

Overview

In this contemporary adaptation, Ma and Pa Ubu are in Greatlandia, and during their rise to power they find themselves riding the big waves of fast food gastronomy and trickledown economics, until all hell breaks loose! 

Remarkably prescient – this adaptation of Jarry’s Ubu Trilogy written in response to the GW Bush administration is even more apt to the Trump years. Now updated to reflect the new “commander in chief,” UBU ® is a play for our times.    

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Details

  • Genre: Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Parody / Spoof
  • Time Period: Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Cast Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Expandable casting, Flexible cast size, Multicultural casting
  • Target Audience: Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Authors

Helen E. Richardson

Helen E. Richardson received her training from Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du Soleil and Peter Brook and Sotigui Kouyaté of the Peter Brook Company. She served as Artistic Director of the Stalhouderij Theatre Company, Amsterdam's English-language theater, an internat ...
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