Countdown to Zero
Technical Director: 10-show political theater collective
A parable play and fantastic spectacle, warning of the dangers of a desperate populace handing over power to a corrupt leader.
In The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Brecht recasts Hitler as Arturo Ui, a small town mobster in 1930’s Chicago. Bolstered by illusions and thug tactics, Arturo Ui rapidly ascends to a position of power and respectability over an economically self-interested public.
‘countdown to zero’ orgs
21 ‘countdown to zero’ episodes
2008
(#9) The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui @ BINDERY | space
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(#9) The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui @ Countdown to Zero
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(#9) The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui @ BINDERY | space
| theater
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Countdown to Zero
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| Las Vegas, NV
Rachel Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled to the Gaza Strip during the Al-Aqsa Intifada. She was killed when she tried to obstruct a Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer o perated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF.)
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Heidelberg College
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| Tiffin, OH
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Goshen College
| theater
| Goshen, IN
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Indiana University
| theater
| Ft. Wayne, IN
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Mosque Community Foundation
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| Bridgeview, IL
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Stevens College
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| Columbia, MO
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Cedar Falls Mennonite Church
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| Cedar Falls, IA
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Pizza Collective
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| Omaha, NB
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Lincoln High School
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| Lincoln, NB
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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| Lincoln, NB
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ First Christian Church
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| Estherville, IA
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Out ch’YondA Art Space
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| Albuquerque, NM
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Countdown to Zero
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| Iowa City, IA
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Grace United Methodist Church
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| Des Moines, IA
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ First Unitarian Church
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| Omaha, NB
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Countdown to Zero
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| Lincoln, NB
2007
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ Countdown to Zero
| theater
Rachel Corrie (April 10, 1979 – March 16, 2003) was an American member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled to the Gaza Strip during the Al-Aqsa Intifada. She was killed when she tried to obstruct a Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer o perated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF.)
(#10) My Name Is Rachel Corrie @ BINDERY | space
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| Denver, CO