Um Homem É Um Homem (Man Equals Man)

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Synopsis

“Um Homem é um Homem” is a play written and rewritten many times by Brecht, between 1926 and 1956, year of his death. It is a comedy that situates itself in a transition phase, and a shaping phase for the brechtian theory on epic theater.

Mixing cabaret elements, circus, street theater elements, music and epic theater, the play tells the transformation of docker Galy Gay, into a war machine. It is an alert on the power of manipulation and the dangers someone who cannot say "no" is submittted to. This is Galy Gay's case, who goes out to buy fish, ends up with a cucumber and lastly, is submitted to a false shooting. Still alive, he takes on a new identity, that of soldier Jeraiah Jip, who was wounded and arrested in an assault to a religious temple. 

All of this has, as it's background, the occupation war by a western army, in a faraway country in the east that, in Paulo José's adaptations, gains stronger lines, with clear connections to Iraq's contemporary war. 

The piece was made to open spaces, but applicable to theater's as well. The music, directed by conductor Ernani Maletta, is executed and sang alive by the actors, using themes from the 1956 production, by composer Paul Dessau, as well as citations by composers Kurt Weil and Brecht himself.

Year
2005 — 2007
Directed by
Paulo José

Technical Sheet

Free Adaptation

Paulo José

Translation

Fernando Peixoto

Assistant Director

Lydia Del Picchia

Assistant Director

Eduardo Moreira

Musical Direction and Arrangements

Ernani Maletta

Scenography

Alexandre Rousset, Tereza Bruzzi & Paulo José

Costumes

Kika Lopes

Accessories

Kika Lopes, Alexandre Rousset & Tereza Bruzzi

Lighting

Alexandre Galvão & Wladimir Medeiros

Scenes Body preparation

Mônica Ribeiro

Military March composition

Ernani Maletta & Fernando Muzzi

Scenotechnician

Helvécio Izabel & Joaquim Pereira

Costumes Assistant

Daniela Ruggio Starling

Intern Actors

Janaina Rodrigues / Rodrigo Salgueiro

Characterization

Mona Magalhães

Pilates Technique

Waneska Carvalho

Scenography Assistant

Adriano Borges

Sound

Alexandre Galvão

Stage-managing

Helvécio Izabel

Photos

Guto Muniz & Casa da Foto

Graphic Project

Lápis Raro

Director of Production

Gilma Oliveira

Executive Production

Beatriz Radicchi

Overall Production

Grupo Galpão