In Performance: Ethan Hawke and Dana Lyn of ‘Clive’

In Performance is having a Brecht moment. Last week’s video featured the actor Taylor Mac in a scene from the Foundry Theater’s production of “Good Person of Szechwan,” Brecht’s play about trying to live an honest life in a corrupt society.

This week we look at another new spin on a Brecht classic with a musical number from “Clive,” Jonathan Marc Sherman’s adaptation of “Baal.” Ethan Hawke plays the title character, a charismatic but destructive poet and singer living in Giuliani-era New York City. In this scene Mr. Hawke, accompanied by his castmate Dana Lyn on violin, sings the Civil War-era ballad “Aura Lee.” This New Group production, which Mr. Hawke also directed, continues through March 9 at the Acorn Theater.

Recent videos include scenes from “The Laramie Project” and Will Chase putting a country twist on a number from “The Mystery of Edwi! n Drood.”

Coming soon: Maggie Siff and Jonathan Cake in a scene from “Much Ado About Nothing” and Jenn Harris and Carson Elrod in “All in the Timing.”