The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a 1941 play written by Bertolt Brecht. It depicts 1930's Chicago mobsters attempting to ruthlessly gain control over the town of Cicero's (a.k.a Austria) cauliflower market, a parody of Nazi Germany's rise to power at the time it was written.
Equipment
Yamaha LS9-32 mixing desk used to mix vocal cast levels, with QLab-triggered sound effects and backing tracks (featuring explicit use of Rage Against The Machine and Hole soundtracks). All live mics mixed line-by-line following a script.
Video and image projection of modern newspaper clippings and newsreels were used throughout various "interscene" changes to accentuate similarities to modern political discourse. A Kabuki drop system was used for one final dramatic effect to reveal the flag of the new order Cauliflower Trust.
- Cast: 14 ways of RF - mixture of headset and lapel omnidirectional microphones
Credits
- Director: Peter Jenkins
- Assistant Director: Andrew Archibald
- Set Design: Peter Jenkins
- Written by Bertolt Brecht
All photography by Dougal Nicol