The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431

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.Willett and Manheim (1972, xvii). 
==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
==References==
==Sources==
* Willett, John. 1959. The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: A Study from Eight Aspects. London: Methuen. ISBN 041334360X.
* Willett, John, and Ralph Manheim, eds. 1972. Collected Plays: Nine. By Bertolt Brecht. Bertolt Brecht: Plays, Poetry, Prose Ser. New York: Vintage. ISBN 0394718194.
Category:Works relating to Joan of Arc