Saw tooth phasors and thundering taiko drums announce the entrance of Brecht's archetype anti-hero.  Carnal darkness oozes over the crowd; we're trapped in a room with the beast.

Piece: BAAL
Author: Bertolt Brecht
Production: Hoi Polloi Theater Company

Director: Alec Duffy
Venue: JACK
​Date: July 2012

New York Theater Review: Baal
Starring Jason Quarles & Julian Rozzell Jr.
Directed by Alec Duffy, Set design by Mimi Lien
trailer: http://vimeo.com/46431512

OBIE-winning theater company Hoi Polloi, the resident company of JACK, inaugurated their space with a production of BAAL, the first play by Bertolt Brecht.  BAAL is about a performance poet on a self-destructive tear.

photo: Ryan Jensen