All performances are free and open to the public.
Written by Bass and his cast of Marlboro College students, the play focuses on the life and work of Walter Benjamin, a German-Jewish literary critic and historical philosopher during the 1920s and 1930s. The music is composed by Brattleboro musician Paul Dedell and the choreography is by faculty member Alison Mott. Born in 1892, Walter Benjamin was a German essayist and critic, known for his work with Marxist theory and Jewish messianism. In 1933, Benjamin moved to France, presumably to avoid the rise of Nazi power. Bass, who has taught at Marlboro for five years, has worked in the theater as a director, playwright, performer, and mask and puppet maker.