![]() ![]() ![]() It quickly becomes apparent that Teck is out of money and their bills are piling up. Now the Müller family are coming to see their American relatives.Īlso in the Farrelly home are Teck De Brancovis, who says he is a Romanian count, and his wealthy wife, Marthe. Fanny married Kurt Müller in Germany 17 years earlier and they have three children: Babette, Joshua, and Bodo. They gather for an early breakfast before the arrival of Fanny's daughter, Sara, whom she hasn't seen in 20 years. It is the home of Fanny Farrelly, an imperious woman of a certain age, who lives with her grown son, David. The play takes place in 1940 in the living room of a country house, 20 miles outside of Washington, D.C. Written in 1941, Watch on the Rhine deals with the rise of fascism in Europe and the implications of its potential movement across the Atlantic Ocean. Lillian Hellman's voice was strong, politically determined, and aimed directly at whatever forces she felt were attacking patriotism and personal liberty. Marsha Mason as Fanny Farrelly with the cast of Watch on the Rhine, directed by Jackie Maxwell, at Arena Stage. ![]()
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