Teo Otto (1904–1968) was a Swiss stage designer.Banham (1998, 830). He trained in

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and

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and in 1926 taught at the

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.Baugh (1994, 252). In 1928 he became an assistant at the

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. Following the Nazis' seizure of power in Germany, he returned to Switzerland where he was resident designer at the Zürich Schauspielhaus for 25 years.

Theatre designs

* 1930: première of '' The Decision'' by

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; directed by Slatan Dudow at the

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* 1941: première of ''

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'' by Bertolt Brecht; directed by

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at the

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* 1943: première of ''

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'' by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Leonard Steckel at the Schauspielhaus ZürichWillett (1967, 51). * 1943: première of ''

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'' by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Leonard Steckel at the Schauspielhaus Zürich * 1948: première of ''

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'' by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Kurt Hirschfeld and Brecht at the Schauspielhaus ZürichWillett (1967, 52). * 1949: ''

'' by Bertolt Brecht; directed by Brecht and

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at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin * 1956: ''

'' by Bertolt Brecht; directed by

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at the

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in London * 1956: ''

'' by Bertolt Brecht; directed by

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at the Phoenix Theatre in New York City * 1957: ''

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'' by Bertolt Brecht; directed by

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at the

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Willett (1967, 54).

References

Sources

* Banham, Martin, ed. 1998. ''The Cambridge Guide to Theatre.'' Cambridge: Cambridge UP. . * Baugh, Christopher. 1994. "Brecht and Stage Design: the ''Bühnenbildner'' and the ''Bühnenbauer''." In Thomson and Sacks (1994, 235-253). * Needle, Jan and Peter Thomson. 1981. ''Brecht''. Chicago: U of Chicago P; Oxford: Basil Blackwell. . * Thomson, Peter and Glendyr Sacks, eds. 1994. ''The Cambridge Companion to Brecht''. Cambridge Companions to Literature Ser. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. . * Willett, John. 1967. ''The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: A Study from Eight Aspects.'' Third rev. ed. London: Methuen, 1977. . * ---. 1997. Introduction. ''Collected Plays: Three''. By

. Bertolt Brecht: Plays, Poetry, Prose Ser. London: Methuen. ix-xxvi. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Otto, Teo 1904 births 1968 deaths Swiss scenic designers Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany