THE THREEPENNY OPERA: A Play

Thursday-Saturday, NOV 21-23, 7:30 p.m.

UCSB Performing Arts Theater

Presented by the Department of Theater & Dance

The Threepenny Opera, based on John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, is a darkly-humored play by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill with Elisabeth Hauptmann. Directed by Annie Torsiglieri, it explores the dark underbelly of Victorian London, exposing the struggles within a capitalist society. The story follows Mack the Knife, a charming but ruthless anti-hero, as he navigates crime, love rivalries, and his aspirations to climb the social ladder.