A Mother is a radical adaptation of Brecht’s The Mother. it tells the story of a single working mother who becomes politicized first to protect her son and then even more ardently following his murder. Our version is set in Miami 1980 during the violent aftermath protesting the murder of Black businessman Arthur McDuffie at the hands of a gang of white and Latino Miami-Dade police officers. A Mother weaves together personal history and our own searing memories, while incorporating source material from the period as well as original text from Brecht’d play — a play that he in fact wrote with unattributed women –that examines the link between motherhood and social justice. Part documentary, part autobiography, part disco, we aim to create a compelling revelation of how art is made from memory, violence, hope, history and synchronized swimming.The text indicates movement between multiple realities, each scored by a different musical genre: disco, reggae, salsa and Afro-Cuban beats-along with original Brecht numbers re-arranged as gospel, klezmer, and folk protest songs. It is designed to be performed by 7 actors, but can accommodate as many as 30.