Bach at Leipzig by Itamar Moses

BACH AT LEIPZIG By Itamar Moses Directed by DC Wright WHEN: February 19 – 21 at 7:30pm WHERE: Simpkins Theatre TICKETS: General Admission $5 WIU Students Free with ID Tickets at westernpresents.com Call 309.298.2900 Or stop by the WIU Box Office in Hainline Lobby About the Play: Leipzig, Germany - 1722. Johann Kuhnau, revered organist of the Thomaskirche, suddenly dies, leaving his post vacant. The town council invites musicians to audition for the coveted position, among them young Johann Sebastian Bach. In an age where musicians depend on patronage from the nobility or the church to pursue their craft, the post at a prominent church in a cultured city is a near guarantee of fame and fortune - which is why some of the candidates are willing to resort to any lengths to secure it. BACH AT LEIPZIG is a fugue-like farcical web of bribery, blackmail, and betrayal set against the backdrop of Enlightenment questions about humanity, God, and art. This production will be adjudicated by an American College Theatre Festival Respondent.