The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 1431

The Trial of Joan of Arc at Rouen, 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.

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