1. 10My Name is Rachel Corrie

    My Name is Rachel Corrie was created from the personal journal entries, emails, and writings of the young activist Rachel Corrie after her death in 2003 while trying to stop an Israeli bulldozer in the Palestinian residential area of Rafah. Countdown to Zero chose this play as an artistic vehicle to facilitate community dialogue about [...]

  2. 9The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

    The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is both 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 [...]