The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431

The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431
Written by	Bertolt Brecht
Date premiered	November 1952 (1952-11)
Place premiered	Berliner Ensemble, East Germany
Original language	German
Subject	Joan of Arc
Genre	Non-Aristotelian / Epic

The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431 is an adaptation by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht of a radio play by Anna Seghers. It was written in collaboration with Benno Besson and premiered at the Berliner Ensemble in November 1952, in a production directed by Besson (his first important production with the Ensemble), with Käthe Reichel as Joan.

Characters

• Joan of Arc
• Bishop Cauchon of Beauvais
• Jean Beaupère
• Jean de la Fontaine
• Jean de Chatillon (Chation)
• Guillaume Manchon
• Jean d'Estivet
• Jean Lefèvre
• Jean Massieu
• Raoul de Rinel
• A Clerk
• The Executioner
• Nuns
• An English Observer
• His Adjutant
• Guards of Joan of Arc
• English Soldiers
• Two Peasant Girls
• Jacques Legrain

• Peasant
• Peasant Woman
• Son
• Sister-in-law
• Child
• Fishwife
• Dr. Dufour
• His Two Nieces
• Well-dressed Gentleman
• Loose Woman
• Wine Merchant
• Innkeeper
• Young Curate
• War Cripple
• Grandfather Breuil
• His Grandson
• Children
• People

Sources

• Squiers, Anthony. An Introduction to the Social and Political Philosophy of Bertolt Brecht: Revolution and Aesthetics. Amsterdam: Rodopi. 2014. ISBN 9789042038998.
• Willett, John. 1959. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: A Study from Eight Aspects. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-34360-X.
• Willett, John, and Ralph Manheim, eds. 1972. Collected Plays: Nine. By Bertolt Brecht. Bertolt Brecht: Plays, Poetry, Prose Ser. New York: Vintage. ISBN 0-394-71819-4.