The Threepenny Opera [Winnipeg, 1966]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Dreigroschenoper
creator: Gay, John; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Blitzstein, Marc; transl./traduct.
creator: Weill, Kurt; compos.
creator: Hirsch, John; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Laing, Alan; dir. music.
creator: Jackson, Brian; sets/scénogr.
creator: Jackson, Brian; costumes
creator: Armstrong, Pat; act. (role: Betty) | Cariou, Len; act. (role: Street Singer) | Cartwright, Lyn; act. | Dight, Kenneth; act. | Donkin, Eric; act. (role: Mr. Peachum) | Galloway, Pat; act. (role: Polly Peachum) | Gordon, Lewis; act. | Haas, Maara; act. | Hecht, Evelyn; act. | Henry, Martha; act. (role: Jenny) | Jewell, Bill; act. | Karasevitch, Joan; act. (role: Lucy Brown) | Kozlik, Al; act. | Leighton, Betty; act. (role: Mrs. Peachum) | Maxwell, Roberta; act. | Petchey, Brian; act. (role: Jake) | Pogue, Kenneth; act. | Pownall, Leon; act. | Rain, Douglas; act. (role: Macheath) | Roden, George; act. | Smith, Charles; act. | Thatcher, Dennis; act. (role: Tiger Brown) | Van Der Tol, Pat; act. | Verden, Paul; act. | West, Muriel; act.
source: Chusid, Harvey. “Hirsch in His Element.” The Manitoban, 11 Feb. 1966, p. 6. “Mack the Knife soon back in town.” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 Jan. 1966, p. 10. Robertson, Heather. “Brecht with a Gilbert and Sullivan flavor.” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 Feb. 1966, p. 29. “The Threepenny Opera.” Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre - Production History, https://royalmtc.ca/About/History/Production-History.aspx. Accessed 19 July 2022.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1966-02-09 to 1966-02-26 [performances]
contributor: Manitoba Theatre Centre
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Dominion Theatre, 175 Portage Avenue East, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Mère Courage [Montréal, 1966]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Besson, Benno; transl./traduct. | Serreau, Geneviève; transl./traduct.
creator: Dessau, Paul; compos.
creator: Hirsch, John; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Le Sourd, Roger; dir. music.
creator: Sprott, Eoin; sets/scénogr.
creator: Doyle, Robert; costumes
creator: D'Allaire, Yves; lighting/éclairage
creator: Ashford, Jane; confection de costumes | Bohdanetzky, Polly; accessoires de décor et de costumes | Butler, Maurice; accessoires de décor et de costumes | Choquette, Normand; direct. de la scène | Doyle, Robert; confection de costumes | Garceau, Annette; confection de costumes, refaçon des costumes | Grisé, Claude; assistant. à la production | Harrison, Fernande; habill. | Harrison, Louis; chef électricien | Hawrysh, Kay; confection de costumes | Lalonde, Gilles; accessoires de décor et de costumes | Mahé, Roland; accessoiriste | McBane, Ken; accessoires de décor et de costumes | Peacock, David; direct. technique | Poulin, Léo; Chef machiniste | Roy, Jean-Guy; accessoiriste | Sanche, Yvon; direct. de production | Tutaj, Miroslaw; accessoires de décor et de costumes
creator: Aubert, Louis; act. (rôle: Le Recruteur, Le Sergeant-Chef, Le Paysan) | Briand, Dominique; act. (rôle: Le Borgne, Deuxième Soldat) | Cottel, Marc; act. (rôle: Le Vieux Colonel, Le Lieutenant) | Donahue, Thomas; act. (rôle: Le Jeune Soldat, Le Jeune Homme) | Dufour, Yvon; act. (rôle: Le Capitaine Suedois) | Galipeau, Jacques; act. (rôle: L'Aumonier) | Gascon, Jean; act. (rôle: Le Cuisinier) | Grisé, Claude; act. (rôle: Le Secrétaire, Fils du Paysan) | Hébert, Marjolaine; act. (rôle: Yvette) | L'Écuyer, Guy; act. (rôle: Le Caporal, Le Vieux Soldat) | Millaire, Albert; act. (rôle: Eilif) | Morelle, Denise; act. (rôle: Femme du Paysan) | Mousso, Dyne; act. (rôle: Catherine) | Pelletier, Denise; act. (rôle: Mère Courage) | Peuvion, Patrick; act. (rôle: Le Soldat) | Renaud, Paul; act. (rôle: Premier Soldat) | Richard, Jean; act. (rôle: Petit Suisse) | Royer, Raymond; act. (rôle: L'Intendant, Le Paysan Blessé) | Val, Barbara; act. (rôle: La Vieille Paysanne, Vieille Femme)
creator: Balta, Freddy; musician/musicien. (accordéon) | Le Sourd, Roger; musician/musicien. (piano) | Lévèque, Marcel; musician/musicien. (trompette) | O'Neil, Collin; musician/musicien. (percussion)
source: David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 122 et p. 127. “Mère Courage.” RAPPELS.ca, https://rappels.ca/fr/m%C3%A8re-courage-0. Programme de Mère Courage, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, 1966. BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3659642. Theaterdokumentation 3312, Bertolt Brecht Archiv, Berlin, Allemagne, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2584619.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1966-01-02 à 1966-02-06 [représentations]
contributor: Théâtre du Nouveau Monde
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Théâtre Orpheum, 525 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montréal, Québec

Man is Man [Sir George Williams University, 1965]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mann ist Mann
creator: Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Nellhaus, Gerhard; transl./traduct.
creator: Assaly, Edmund; compos.
creator: Symcox, Peter; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Cunningham, Jack; act. (role: Galy Gay) | Mykytiuk, Lubomir; act. (role: Jesse Mahoney) | Pride, Suzanne; act. (role: Leokadja Begbick)
source: Heller, Zelda. “Presentation of Brecht A Success.” The Gazette [Montreal], 6 Dec. 1965, p. 10. Johnson, Sydney. “Georgians Present Brecht Comedy.” Montreal Star, 29 Nov. 1965, p. 17.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1965-11-27 to 1965-12-04 [performances]
contributor: The Georgian Players
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Birks Hall, Sir George Williams University, 1435 Drummond Street, Montreal, Quebec

Mother Courage and Her Children [Queen's University, 1965]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
description: Director Fred Euringer explained his choice to cast five actors to share the role of Mother Courage in a note in Queen's Journal (see "Will the Real Mother Courage").
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Euringer, Fred; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Wyeth, Andrew; sets/scénogr.
creator: Downs, Cathy; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Kagis, Indra; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Marshall, Wendy; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Rosenberg, Jean; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Wall, Sam; act. (role: Mother Courage)
source: “Queen’s Drama Play Poses Major Problem.” The Kingston Whig-Standard, 26 Nov. 1965, p. 5. Tynam, Keneth. “And Brecht - Do You Like Pinkoes?” Queen’s Journal, 3 Dec. 1965, p. 6. https://archive.org/details/queensjournal93/page/n131/mode/1up. Accessed 17 July 2022. “Will the Real Mother Courage Please Dissociate Herself?” Queen’s Journal, 26 Nov. 1965, p. 4. https://archive.org/details/queensjournal93/page/n122/mode/2up. Accessed 17 July 2022.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1965-12-01 to 1965-12-04 [performances]
contributor: Department of Drama, Queen's University
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Convocation Hall, Theological Hall, Queen's University, 10-14 Professors’ Walk, Kingston, Ontario

Mahagonny [Stratford Festival, 1965]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
description: Occasion: Stratford Festival
creator: Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Drew, David; transl./traduct. | Geliot, Michael; transl./traduct.
creator: Weill, Kurt; compos.
creator: Gascon, Jean; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Applebaum, Louis; dir. music.
creator: Lund, Alan; choreogr./chorégr.
creator: Jackson, Brian; sets/scénogr.
creator: Jackson, Brian; costumes
creator: Anderson, Abbott; act. (role: chorus) | Bonhomme, Jean; act. (role: Fatty the Bookkeeper) | Brown, Maurice; act. (role: chorus) | Cariou, Len; act. (role: Moneybag Bill) | Carr, Mary; act. (role: chorus) | Copeland, William; act. (role: chorus) | Coveart, John; act. (role: Piano Player) | Dean, Tito; act. (role: chorus) | Geary, David; act. (role: chorus) | Greenspon, Muriel; act. (role: Leokadja Begbick) | Guerard, Yoland; act. (role: Trinity Moses) | Helpmann, Max; act. (role: Narrator) | Kelly, Mona; act. (role: chorus) | Mawson, Howard; act. (role: chorus) | McCray, James; act. (role: Jack) | Murray, Helen; act. (role: chorus) | O'Leary, Thomas; act. (role: Jim Mahoney) | Park, Thomas; act. (role: chorus) | Roslak, Roxolana; act. (role: chorus) | Saunders, Donald; act. (role: Toby Higgins) | Sawchuk, Elsie; act. (role: chorus) | Schlamme, Martha; act. (role: Jenny) | Sclater, Arthur; act. (role: chorus) | Tait, Danny; act. (role: chorus) | Turgeon, Bernard; act. (role: Alaska Wolf Joe) | Williamson, Wallace; act. (role: chorus)
source: Communications from the International Brecht Society, no. 33, June 2004, p. 37. “Mahagonny.” Ovrtur, https://ovrtur.com/production/2899602. Accessed 4 June 2022. Theaterdokumentation 5434, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2588450.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1965-07-02 to 1965-08-28 [performances]
contributor: Stratford Festival
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre|opera production / spectacle d'opéra
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Avon Theatre, 99 Downie Street, Stratford, Ontario

Les fusils de la mère Carrar [Ville de Québec, 1965]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Weill, Kurt; compos.
creator: Tremblay, Jean-Louis; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Bussières, Paul; sets/scénogr. | Labarrère, André; sets/scénogr.
creator: Bussières, Paul; costumes | Labarrère, André; costumes
creator: Bussières, Paul; act. (rôle: Un Blessé, Pêcheur) | Dandurand, Denise; act. (rôle: Pêcheur) | Déry, Nicole; act. (rôle: Manuela) | Doyon, Simon; act. (rôle: Pêcheur) | Fontaine, Pierre; act. (rôle: Le Curé) | Fortin, Pierrette; act. (rôle: La Vieille Madame Perez, Pêcheur) | Langlois, Madeleine; act. (rôle: Teresa Carrar) | Ricard, Jean; act. (rôle: L'Ouvrier) | Rossignol, Patrice; act. (rôle: José)
source: Programme pour Les fusils de la mère Carrar, Théâtre de l’Estoc, 1965. BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/2402534.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1965-04-11 à 1965-05-08 [représentations]
contributor: Théâtre de l’Estoc
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Théâtre de l’Estoc, 5 Rue Saint Louis, Ville de Québec, Québec

Mother Courage [CBC TV, 1965]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
description: Occasion: Festival (tv series)
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Bentley, Eric; transl./traduct.
creator: Applebaum, Louis; compos. | Dessau, Paul; compos.
creator: McCowan, George; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Applebaum, Louis; dir. music.
creator: Laufer, Murray; sets/scénogr.
creator: Dantz, Horst; costumes
creator: Ashworth, Tom; lighting/éclairage
creator: Allen, Robert; executive producer | Ferry, Victor; technical producer | McClelland, William; sound | Michalik, Walter; sound
creator: Armstrong, Malcom; act. | Birman, Len; act. (role: Eilif) | Burroughs, Jackie; act. (role: Catherine) | Dane, Lawrence; act. | Drainie, John; act. (role: The Cook) | Gottschalk, Nancy; act. | Guthrie, D'Arcy; act. | Hamilton, Barbara; act. (role: Yvette) | Helpmann, Max; act. | Lorne, Art; act. | Marrocco, Gino; act. | Montgomery, Cec; act. | Peddie, James; act. | Reid, Kate; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Rose, Alan; act. | Sales, Sally; act. | Sanvido, Guy; act. | Scott, Desmond; act. | Snow, Michael; act. | Springford, Ruth; act. | Van Doren, Harry; act. | Van Evera Jr., James; act. | White, Jonathan; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Wiggins, Chris; act. (role: The Chaplain)
source: “Festival: Mother Courage (TV Episode 1965).” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8109824/?ref_=ttep_ep9. Marsters, Jack. “CBC Scores With Brecht Play.” The Gazette [Montreal], 21 Jan. 1965, p. 10. Penn, Frank. “Festival gives Brecht a break.” Ottawa Citizen, 21 Jan. 1965, p. 23. “War and Survival Theme of Brecht Play.” The Ottawa Journal, 16 Jan. 1965, TV Journal January 16-22, p. 10.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1965-01-20 [broadcast]
contributor: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
format: television broadcast / émission de télévision
language: lang.: English / anglais

Mother Courage [Winnipeg, 1964]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Bentley, Eric; transl./traduct.
creator: Dessau, Paul; compos.
creator: Hirsch, John; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Davies, Victor; dir. music.
creator: Sprott, Eoin; sets/scénogr.
creator: Doyle, Robert; costumes
creator: Ashford, Jane; costume maker | Bohdanetzky, Polly; properties maker | Bohdanetzky, Thomas; stage manager | Butler, Maurice; properties maker | Courchene, Harold; technical director | Doyle, Robert; costume maker | Fletcher, J. Coleman; production photographer | Gallant, Eugene; assistant stage manager | Hawrysh, Kay; costume maker | Kirby, Catherine; properties mistress | Kosh, Douglas; apprentice | Livermore, Charles; lighting technician | Russell, Judith; assistant stage manager | Tutaj, Miroslaw; scenery builder
creator: Anderson, Evelyne; act. (role: Voice of girl singing) | Bushova, Helena; act. (role: Peasant Woman, Old Woman) | Caldwell, Zoe; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Cariou, Len; act. (role: Eilif) | Donkin, Eric; act. (role: Recruiting Officer, Colonel, Peasant) | Files, Gary; act. (role: Ordnance Officer, Peasant) | Grossmann, Suzanne; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Hecht, Paul; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Henry, Martha; act. (role: Yvette) | Hodgeman, Ted; act. (role: A Clerk) | Hyland, Frances; act. (role: Cathrine) | Kozlik, Al; act. (role: One Eye) | Kosh, Douglas; act. | Lamberts, Heath; act. (role: Regimental Clerk, Young Peasant) | Needles, William; act. (role: Chaplain) | Pownall, Leon; act. (role: Younger Soldier, Young Man) | Rain, Douglas; act. (role: Cook) | Rudney, Edward; act. (role: Sergeant, Lieutenant) | Rutten, Joseph; act. (role: Sergeant, Older Soldier) | Waight, George; act. (role: Swedish Commander)
source: Program for Mother Courage 1964. Manitoba Theatre Centre, Stage Centre, vol. 4, no. 3, 1963, https://archive.org/details/N034410. Accessed 14 July 2022. Theaterdokumentation 886, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2583620.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1964-12-02 to 1964-12-19 [performances]
contributor: Manitoba Theatre Centre
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Dominion Theatre, 175 Portage Avenue East, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Homme pour homme [Radio-Canada, 1957]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mann ist Mann
description: Occasion: Sur toutes les scènes du monde (série radio)
creator: Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Pelland, Louis; adapt.
creator: Citerne, Roger; dir./metteur en scène
source: La Semaine à Radio-Canada, 1950-1966, vol. 8, no. 6, 9 nov. 1957, p. 3. BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/2680872.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1957-11-13 [émission]
contributor: Radio-Théâtre de Radio-Canada
format: radio broadcast / émission de radio
language: lang.: French / français

The Good Woman of Setzuan [Montreal, 1957]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
description: Occasion: Great Playwrights Series
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. | Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Bentley, Eric; transl./taduct. | Bentley, Maja; transl./traduct.
creator: Jousse, Eugene; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Strike, Keith; sets/scénogr.
creator: Balkan, Ellen; act. (role: Shen Te, Shui Ta) | Boyaner, Dorothy; act. | Brewer, Griffith; act. (role: Wang) | Edwards, William; act. | Flegg, Mae; act. | Korman, Tristan; act.
source: Archer, Thomas. “Music and Theatre.” The Gazette [Montreal], 8 Feb. 1957, p. 12. Booth, Philip. The Montreal Repertory Theatre: 1930-1961. A History and Handlist of Productions. 1989. McGill University, MA thesis, pp. 119-120, p. 181, https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/downloads/fx719n468.PDF. “German Playwright Was A Gifted Poet.” The Gazette [Montreal], 2 Feb. 1957, p. 33. “MRT Club to Stage Brecht.” The Gazette [Montreal], 26 Jan. 1957, p. 30.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1957-02-07 to 1957-02-09 [performances]
contributor: Theatre Club, Montreal Repertory Theatre
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Auditorium, Van Horne High School, 4810 Van Horne Avenue, Montreal, Quebec

L’Exception et la règle [Radio-Canada, 1956]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Ausnahme und die Regel
description: Occasion: Petit Théâtre de Radio-Canada (série radio)
creator: Burri, Emil; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
source: “‘L’Exeption et la règle’ de Brecht.” La Semaine à Radio-Canada, 3 mars 1956, p. 2. “‘L’Exeption et la règle’ de Brecht.” Radiomonde, 3 mars 1956, p. 13.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1956-03-06 [émission]
contributor: Radio-Canada
format: radio broadcast / émission de radio
language: lang.: French / français

Mother Courage [University of Toronto, 1956]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Bentley, Eric; transl./traduct.
creator: Dessau, Paul; compos.
creator: Furst, Joseph; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Weyman, Astrid; sets/scénogr.
creator: Gianelli, Juliana; act. (role: Courage) | Hogarth, Margaret; act. (role: Catherine) | McLean, Neil; act. (role: Eilif) | Spencer, Phil; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Edmunds, Dick; act. (role: Officer) | Havriant, Alex; act. (role: Sergeant) | Wilson, John Mackenzie; act. (role: Cook) | Adamson, Adrian; act. (role: Swedish Commander) | Mainprize, James; act. (role: Chaplain)
source: Owen, Don. “Trinity Play Encouraging.” The Varsity, 10 Feb. 1956, p. 5. Program for Mother Courage, University of Toronto 1965. Theaterdokumentation 871, Bertolt Brecht Archiv, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2583609. Whittaker, Herbert. Review of Mother Courage. Globe and Mail, 9 Feb. 1956, p. 8.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1956-02-08 to 1956-02-11 [performances]
contributor: Trinity College Dramatic Society
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Hart House Theatre, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Cir, Toronto, Ontario

"The Informer" and "The Sermon on the Mount", from The Private Life of the Master Race [Toronto, 1946]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Furcht und Elend des III. Reiches
description: The Village Players performed the two self-contained scenes from Brecht's montage play in a double bill with Federico Garcia Lorca's "The Shoemaker's Prodigious Wife" (directed by Frances Halpenny).
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Tovell, Vincent; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Belyea, Terry; costumes | Jones, Marian; costumes | McColl, Joan; costumes
creator: Barnett, Victor; electrician | Brown, Charles; stage manager | Davies, Barbara; properties | Gibson, George; electrician | Mavor Moore, Dora; producer
creator: Allen, Barbara; act. (role: The Maid in "The Informer") | Breen, Melwyn; act. (role: The Husband in "The Informer") | Cruchet, Jean; act. (role: The Wife in "The Sermon") | Gibson, George; act. (role: The Dying Man in "The Sermon") | Hargraves, Gordon; act. (role: The Son in "The Informer") | King, Charmion; act. (role: The Wife in "The Informer") | Plinge, Walter; act. (role: The Pastor in "The Sermon") | Walkley, Hal; act. (role: The Son in "The Sermon")
source: “Current Events.” Globe and Mail 22 June 1946, p. 19. Dora Mavor Moore Papers, MS Coll. 207, Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library, University of Toronto. Macdonald, Rose. “ ‘Barn’ Theatre Presents Fine Stage Efforts.” Evening Telegram [Toronto], 27 June 1946. McElheran, Brock. “Village Players Carry Art to Barn in Housing Crisis.” Globe and Mail, 26 June 1946, p. 10.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1946-06-25 to 1946-06-26 [performances]
contributor: Village Players
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: "The Barn", 2600 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario

School for Swindle [1965]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Dreigroschenoper
description: The adaptation of "The Threepenny Opera" seems to have remained unproduced and unpublished.
creator: Gay, John; author/auteur. | Hardin, Herschel; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Hardin, Herschel; adapt.
source: “Herschel Hardin: School for Swindle.” dollee.com – The Playwrights Database. URL: http://doollee.com/PlaywrightsH/hardin-herschel.php#15481. Accessed 5 January 2022. Wallace, Robert. “Hardin, Herschel.” The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre, edited by Eugene Benson and L.W. Connolly. Oxford UP, 1989, pp. 254-255.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1965 [writing]
format: adaptation
language: lang.: English / anglais

The World of Kurt Weill in Song [Montreal, 1964]
description: Multiple Brecht works / plusieurs œuvres de Brecht
description: This performance included songs with lyrics by Brecht.
creator: Holt, Will; author/auteur.
creator: Holt, Will; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Holt, Will; singer/chant. | Schlamme, Martha; singer/chant.
creator: Stokman, Abraham; musician/musicien. (piano)
source: Siskind, Jacob. “World of Weill in Song.” Montreal Star, 30 Nov. 1964, p. 20.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1964-11 [performance]
contributor: Spectrum Productions
format: recital / récital
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Comédie Canadienne, 84 Saint-Catherine St. West, Montreal, Quebec

Maître Puntila et son valet Matti [Université Laurentienne, 1964]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti
description: Occasion: Quonta Regional Three Act Drama Festival
creator: Wuolijoki, Hella; author/auteur.
creator: Fortierre, Pierre; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Duhaime, Georgette; act. | Fortierre, Pierre; act. (rôle: Puntila) | Gervais, Louise; act. | Joly, Madeleine; act. | Lafond, André; act. | Lavin, Michelle; act. (rôle: Eva) | Melanson, Audrée; act. | Pezet, Gerard; act. | Robineau, Gaetanne; act. | Sabourin, Jacques; act. (rôle: Matti) | St. Laurent, Louiselle; act. | Trudeau, Guy; act.
creator: Brillinger, Dayton; singer/chant.
creator: Brillinger, Dayton; musician/musicien. (guitare)
source: Tipton, Mary Jane. “Mother tongue?” The Sault Star, 20 March 1964, p. 15.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1964-03-19 [représentation]
contributor: Université Laurentienne
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Armoury Theatre, 375 Pine Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Toronto, 1959]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
description: Occasion: Directors' Stage Series
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur.
creator: Holmstrom, John; transl./traduct.
creator: McCowan, George; dir./metteur en scène
creator: McCowan, George; sets/scénogr.
creator: Mess, Suzanne; costumes
creator: Beeson, Alan; lighting/éclairage
creator: Alexander, Maureen; properties | Beeson, Alan; stage manager | Currie, Sarah; costume assistant | Gordon, John; stage assistant | Lewis, Don; special properties | Manderson, Harry; electrician | Matias, Gunta; costume assistant
creator: Amos, Beth; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Balay, Walter; act. (role: Simon) | Bergman, Ingi; act. | Brown, Patricia Carroll; act. | Cameron, William; act. (role: Adjutant) | Campbell, Louise; act. | Follows, Ted; act. (role: Story Teller, Azdak) | Foster, Herbert; act. (role: 2nd Ironshirt, 2nd Lawyer) | Halpenny, Francess; act. (role: Cook, Mother-in-Law) | Hayward, George; act. (role: Governor, Innkeeper) | Kinnon, Roberta; act. (role: Governor’s Wife, Sister-in-law) | Levine, Bob; act. | Lewis, Don; act. | Lewis, Jean; act. (role: Ludovica) | MacDonald, John; act. (role: Michael) | Marrs, Elizabeth; act. | McDonnell, Arch; act. (role: Fat Prince, Lavrenti) | Reynolds, Larry; act. (role: Corporal, Husband) | Sturgess, Peter; act. (role: Old Man, Shauwa) | Teague, Judith; act. (role: Grusha) | White, David; act. (role: 1st Ironshirt)
source: Cohen, Nathan. “Bertolt Brecht in Performance.” Toronto Daily Star, 28 Nov. 1959. Mavor Moore, Dora. Circular letter advertising the Directors’ Stage series. New Play Society Papers, MS Coll. 228, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. New Play Society. Press releases on "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". New Play Society Papers, MS Coll. 228, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto. Program for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" by the New Play Society. Dora Mavor Moore Papers, MS Coll. 228, Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library, University of Toronto. Whittaker, Herbert. “It’s Un-Brechtian But a Fine Romp.” Globe and Mail, 28 Nov. 1959, p. 13.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1959-11-27 to 1959-11-29 [performances]
contributor: New Play Society
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Studio Theatre of the New Play Society, 88 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario

Man is Man [CBC Radio, 1964]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mann ist Mann
description: Occasion: CBC Sunday Night (radio series)
creator: Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Cohen, Nathan; adapt.
source: “Portrait of Bertolt Brecht.” Ottawa Citizen, 8 Feb. 1964, TV Weekly, p. 15.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1964-02-23 [broadcast]
contributor: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
format: radio broadcast / émission de radio
language: lang.: English / anglais

Radio profile of Bertolt Brecht [CBC Radio, 1964]
description: About Brecht / Sur Brecht
description: Occasion: CBC Sunday Night (radio series)
description: The broadcast was presented by Frederick Spoerly. It was 55 minutes in length.
creator: Spoerly, Frederick; author/auteur.
source: “Portrait of Bertolt Brecht.” Ottawa Citizen, 8 Feb. 1964, TV Weekly, p. 15.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1964-02-16 [broadcast]
contributor: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
format: radio broadcast / émission de radio
language: lang.: English / anglais

Maître Puntila et son valet Matti [Montréal, 1963]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti
description: La troupe Les Apprentis-Sorciers a choisi de garder l'équipe de production et les membres de la distribution anonymes.
creator: Wuolijoki, Hella; author/auteur.
creator: Brault, Pierre; compos.
source: “Brecht Play and Poems by French Group.” Ottawa Citizen, 8 fév. 1964, Entertainment, p. 3. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir pp. 120-122 et p. 127. Hamelin, Jean. “ ‘Maître Puntila’ : un grand Brecht et un grand spectacle.” Le Devoir, 8 oct. 1963, p. 6. Kempf, Yerri. “L’offensive des amateurs.” Cité libre, no. 62, déc. 1963, p. 31.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1963-10-05 [première]; 1964-02-29 [représentation invitée, Salle Academique, Université d'Ottawa]
contributor: Les Apprentis-Sorciers
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: La Boulangerie, 5140 rue De Lanaudière, Montréal, Québec

The Good Woman of Setzuan [Montreal, 1963]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
description: The troupe The Paupers chose to keep the production team and cast members of their productions anonymous.
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. | Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
source: Johnson, Sydney. “Brecht’s Good Woman.” Montreal Star, 8 Aug. 1963, p. 26. Marsters, Jack. “Paupers Do Good Job Of Brecht Play.” The Gazette, 8 Aug. 1963, p. 11. Stanstead, Phillip. “Brecht and the Paupers.” Montreal Star, 3 Aug. 1963, p. 25.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1963-08-07 to 1963-08-17 [performances]
contributor: The Paupers
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Ballroom, Student Union Building, McGill University, 690 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec

Tambours dans la nuit [Montréal, 1963]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Trommeln in der Nacht
description: Occasion: Festival d’art dramatique des collèges métropolitains, Montréal
source: Annonce de "Tambours dans la nuit". La Presse, 30 mars 1963, Supplément 1, p. 4. Sabbath, Lawrence. “French High School Students Launch Season of Plays.” Montreal Star, 6 avril 1963, p. 31.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1963-04-03 [représentation]
contributor: Collège André-Grasset
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Le Gesù, 1200 rue de Bleury, Montréal, Québec

Galileo [CBC TV, 1963]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Leben des Galilei
description: Occasion: Festival (tv series)
description: The production was broadcast as Episode 20 of Season 3 of the Festival series.
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Sinclair, Lister; adapt.
creator: Prizek, Mario; dir./réalisat.
creator: Acker, Sharon; act. (role: Virginia) | Ciceri, Leo; act. (role: Pope) | Cohoon, Ronald; act. (role: Andrea as a boy) | Colicos, John; act. (role: Galilei) | Fenwick, Gillie; act. (role: Cardinal Inquisitor) | Gerussi, Bruno; act. (role: Little Monk) | Harding, Paul; act. (role: Bellarmino) | Hovenkamp, Henry; act. (role: Ludovico) | Lee, Cosette; act. (role: Signora Sarti) | Needles, William; act. (role: Priuli) | Newton, Christopher; act. (role: Andrea as a man) | Van Bridge, Tony; act. (role: Federzoni) | Vernon, John; act. (role: Sagredo)
source: "Festival (Canadian TV series)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 18 Jun. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_(Canadian_TV_series). Accessed 5 July 2022. “Galileo.”, IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5532004/?ref_=ttep_ep8. Gardiner, Bob. “Televiews.” Ottawa Citizen, 26 March 1962, p. 23. Marsters, Jack. “Dial Turns.” Gazette, Montreal, 26 March 1963, p. 31.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1963-03-25 [broadcast]
contributor: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
format: television broadcast / émission de télévision
language: lang.: English / anglais

The Caucasian Chalk Circle [National Theatre School, 1963]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur.
creator: McCowan, George; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Sherrin, Bob; lighting/éclairage
creator: Choquette, Norman; assistant stage manager | Gallant, Eugene; assistant stage manager | Jessop, Carl; assistant stage manager | Sherrin, Bob; assistant director | Swayze, Paul; stage manager
creator: Armstrong, Bill; act. (role: Beggar, Groom, Servant, Lavrenti, Nephew, Farmer, Lawyer) | Cullen, Peter; act. (role: Musician, Beggar, Architect, Corporal) | Dainard, Neil; act. (role: Adjutant, First Merchant, Monk, Schauwa) | Dudek, Gregory; act. (role: Michael Abashwili) | Elliott, Cora Lee; act. (role: Grusha) | Grossmann, Suzanne; act. (role: Servant, Mourner) | Hecht, Paul; act. (role: Governor, Cook, Landlord, Farmer, Second Merchant, Mourner, Blackmailer, Irakli, Lawyer) | Holtz, Antje; act. (role: Beggar, Servant, Sister-in-Law, Mourner) | Lamberts, Heath; act. (role: Story-Teller, Azdak) | Learoyd, Gary; act. (role: Trooper, Mourner, Fugitive Grand Duke, Groom, Farmer, Invalid) | Leblanc, Diane; act. (role: Beggar, Servant, Younger Lady, Farmer's Wife, Mourner, Story-Teller, Old Woman, Old Married Woman) | Matthison, Chela; act. (role: Governor's Wife, Mourner, Ludovika) | Rhodes, Donnelly; act. (role: Simon) | Rudney, Edward; act. (role: Doctor, Architect, Trooper, Jussup) | Sherrin, Bob; act. (role: Horseman, Mourner) | Simmons, Lionel; act. (role: Duke Kabecki, Old Peasant, Mourner, Lame Man, Farmer, Adjutant, Old Married Man) | Swayze, Paul; act. (role: Beggar, Mourner, Trooper) | Von Fircks, Sabina; act. (role: Beggar, Servant, Elder Lady, Merchant-Lady, Morther-in-Law)
source: “‘Chalk Circle’ Held Over.” Montreal Star, 22 Feb. 1963, p. 21. Johnson, Sydney. “Brecht is a Cult Off-Broadway.” Montreal Star, 16 Feb. 1963, p. 18. Johnson, Sydney. “A Very Lively Chalk Circle.” Montreal Star, 20 Feb. 1963, p. 14.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1963-02-18 to 1963-02-26 [performances]
contributor: National Theatre School / École nationale de théâtre
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Studio Theatre, St. Luke Street, Montreal, Quebec

The Good Woman of Setzuan [University of Western Ontario, 1963]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. | Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Black, G.; compos. | Blostein, David A.; compos. | Monteith, L.; compos. | Salter, W.; compos.
creator: Blostein, David A.; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Smith, Gary; sets/scénogr.
creator: Keller, Judith; costumes
creator: Hannaford, Allan; lighting/éclairage
creator: Stidsen, Bent; properties
creator: Batstone, Gary; act. (role: Third God) | Haugh, Gordon; act. (role: Yang Sun) | Nickle, Dyson; act. (role: Second God) | Price, Jane; act. (role: Mrs. Shin) | Rae, Margaret; act. (role: Shen Te) | Thompson, Paul; act. (role: Wong) | Webster, William; act. (role: First God, Pilot)
source: Blostein, David A. “Class and Classroom: Teaching Brecht in North America.” Communications from the International Brecht Society, vol. 27, no. 2, 1998, pp. 51-55. Burke, Martin J. “Huron College Presentation Termed Courageous Effort.” London Free Press, 25 Jan. 1963. Theaterdokumentation 2596, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2585210.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1963-01-24 to 1963-01-26 [performances]
contributor: Huron College, University of Western Ontario
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

Trumpets and Drums [University of Toronto, 1963]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Pauken und Trompeten
creator: Besson, Benno; author/auteur. | Farquhar, George; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Kastner, Martin; transl./traduct. | Kastner, Rose; transl./traduct.
creator: Whittaker, Herbert; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Whittaker, Herbert; sets/scénogr.
source: Johnson, Sydney. “Canadian Theatre Very Much Alive.” Montreal Star, 26 Jan. 1963, p. 18. Johnson, Sydney. “Brecht is a Cult Off-Broadway.” Montreal Star, 16 Feb. 1963, p. 18.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1963-01-08 to 1963-01-12 [performances]
contributor: Trinity College Dramatic Society
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Hart House Theatre, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Cir, Toronto, Ontario

The Caucasian Chalk Circle [McGill University, 1962]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur.
creator: Bentley, Eric; transl./traduct.
creator: Kelder, Robert J.; compos.
creator: Faragoh, Frank; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Borgford, Edith; sets/scénogr.
creator: Ulk, Helgi; costumes
creator: Winder, Jim; lighting/éclairage
creator: Barish, Craig; act. (role: Jussup) | Barrett, John; act. (role: Governor) | Barton, Marjorie; act. (role: Grusha's Mother-in-Law) | Beausang, Michelle; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Burke, Christopher; act. (role: Azdak) | Dudek, Gregory; act. (role: Michael) | Fascio, Victor; act. (role: Shauwa) | Frankl, Tom; act. (role: Fat Prince) | Lutyens, Derek; act. (role: Narrator) | Reid, Elizabeth; act. (role: Governor's Wife) | Sims, Marilyn; act. (role: Grusha) | Weinberger, Alex; act. (role: Simon)
source: Scrapbook featuring drama at McGill (1957-1965). McGill University Archives, Reference Code CA MUA MG 4319-03-010, https://archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca/index.php/scrapbook-featuring-drama-at-mcgill-1957-1965. Accessed 25 May 2022. Eakins, Rosemary. “Brecht ‘Epic Drama’ Rejects Tradition.” Montreal Star, 24 Feb. 1962, p. 31. “Final Cast for McGill Production of Brecht.” Montreal Star, 2 March 1962, p. 13. “McGill Planning Brecht.” The Gazette, 9 March 1962, p. 10. “McGill Show to Open Tonight.” Montreal Star, 15 March 1962, p. 26. Whitehead, Harold. “Brecht Offering Student ‘Task’.” The Gazette, 16 March 1962, p. 9.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1962-03-15 to 1962-03-17 [performances]
contributor: Department of English, McGill University
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Moyse Hall, McGill University, 853 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec

Life of Galileo [University of Alberta, 1961]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Leben des Galilei
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Pimm, Donald; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Peacock, Gordon; costumes
creator: Havard, Bernard; act. (role: Andrea as a man) | Kaasa, Walter; act. (role: Galileo) | Murphy, Maureen; act. (role: Mrs. Sarti) | Pasternak, Tony; act. (role: Andrea as a boy) | Shore, Sylvia; act. (role: Virginia)
creator: David Peterkin Chorale; choir
source: “Life of Galileo Depicted in Play.” Edmonton Journal, 1 Dec. 1961, p. 33.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1961-11-30 to 1961-12-09 [performances]
contributor: Studio Theatre, University of Alberta
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Education Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

L’Opéra de Quat’sous [Montréal, 1961]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Dreigroschenoper
description: "Adéquation du texte des ‘songs’ à la musique: Gabriel Charpentier" (Programme). La première représentation de la production le 10 novembre 1961 avait lieu dans le cadre de la célébration du 10e anniversaire de la fondation du Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. 68 représentations
creator: Gay, John; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Hémery, Jean-Claude; transl./traduct.
creator: Weill, Kurt; compos.
creator: Gascon, Jean; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Werner-Mueller, Otto; dir. music.
creator: Prévost, Robert; sets/scénogr.
creator: Prévost, Robert; costumes
creator: Millette, Jean-Louis; assistant-metteur en scène, régiss.
creator: André, Denis; act. (rôle: Mendiant) | Blais, Roger; act. (rôle: Mendiant) | Chentrier, Monique; act. (rôle: Dolly) | Cottel, Marc; act. (rôle: Robert-la-Scie) | Daigle, Jean; act. (rôle: Mendiant) | Dalmain, Jean; act. (rôle: Peachum) | Désy, Victor; act. (rôle: Jacob-les-Doigts-Crochus) | Dufour, Gisèle; act. (rôle: Betty) | Dufour, Yvon; act. (rôle: Walter-Saule-Pleureur) | Filion, Nicole; act. (rôle: Lola) | Forget, Michel; act. (rôle: Premier Policier) | Gascon, Gabriel; act. (rôle: Le Chanteur de Rue, Matthias-Fausse-Monnaie) | Gascon, Jean; act. (rôle: Macheath) | Giroux, Germaine; act. (rôle: Celia Peachum) | Hoffmann, Guy; act. (rôle: Tiger-Brown) | Julien, Pauline; act. (rôle: Jenny-des-Lupanars) | Kerjean, Nicole; act. (rôle: Vixen) | L'Écuyer, Guy; act. (rôle: Jimmy) | Leyrac, Monique; act. (rôle: Polly Peachum) | Mercure, Monique; act. (rôle: Lucy Brown) | Millette, Jean-Louis; act. (rôle: Filch) | Owen, Tom; act. (rôle: Mendiant, Le Bourreau) | Peuvion, Patrick; act. (rôle: Deuxième Policier) | Ronfard, Jean-Pierre; act. (rôle: Premier Mendiant) | Thomas, Powys; act. (rôle: Smith, Le Pasteur Kimball)
source: Affiche de L’Opéra de Quat’sous, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 1961. BanQ Numérique, https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2100772. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 115, p. 117, p. 118, pp. 119-120 et p. 127. “L’Opéra de Quat’sous.” Rappels.ca, https://rappels.ca/fr/lop%C3%A9ra-quatsous-3. Programme de L’Opéra de Quat’sous, Théâtre du Nouveau Monde 1961. BanQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3659613.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1961-11-10 à 1962-02-18 [représentations]
contributor: Théâtre du Nouveau Monde
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Théâtre Orpheum, 525 ouest, rue Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec

The Threepenny Opera [Toronto, 1961]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Dreigroschenoper
description: This was a guest performance of a production from New York City.
creator: Gay, John; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Blitzstein, Marc; transl./traduct.
creator: Weill, Kurt; compos.
creator: Capalbo, Carmen; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Lee, Gypsy Rose; act. (role: Jenny) | Merrill, Scott; act. (role: Macheath)
source: Kraglund, John. “Threepenny Opera Long Delayed.” Globe and Mail, 7 Sept. 1961, p. 8. Kraglund, John. “1920s’ Bitter Satire Can Confuse in 1961.” Globe and Mail, 20 Sept. 1961, p. 9. Theaterdokumentation 3617, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2587401.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1961-09-19 [first performance]
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario

Homme pour homme [Montréal, 1961]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mann ist Mann
description: L'équipe de création et les comédiens des Apprentis-Sorciers ont choisi de rester anonymes. La troupe était sous la direction générale de Jean-Guy Sabourin.
creator: Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Cloutier, Jean-Marie; compos.
source: David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 117 et p. 127. Sabbath, Lawrence. “Montreal to See Brecht in Translation.” Montreal Star, 23 sept. 1961, p. 27. Sabbath, Lawrence. “Production of Brecht Provides a Rare Treat.” Montreal Star, 29 sept. 1961, p. 15.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1961-09-28 à 1961-11-19 [représentations]
contributor: Les Apprentis-Sorciers
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: La Boulangerie, 5140 rue De Lanaudière, Montréal

La bonne âme de Sé-Tchouan [Ville de Québec, 1961]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. | Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Smith, Edward N.; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Bélanger, Denys; act. (rôle: Wang) | Drolet, Danielle; act. (rôle: Mi-Tzou)
source: David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 116 et p. 127. Dufaux, Paule-France. “La ‘bonne âme’ ne suffit pas pour monter du Brecht.” Le Soleil, 20 mars 1961, p. 19. Sirois, A. “‘La bonne âme de Sé-Tchouan’ avec la troupe ‘Les Treize’.” La Presse, 21 mars 1964, p. 24.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1961-03-19 [représentation]
contributor: La Troupe des Treize
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Salle Marquette, 950 rue Joffre, Ville de Québec, Québec

The Good Woman of Setzuan [University of British Columbia, 1961]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. | Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Weisgarber, Elliot; compos.
creator: Soule, Donald; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Avison, John; dir. music.
creator: Soule, Donald; sets/scénogr.
creator: Richardson, Jessie; costumes
creator: Annan, A.C.; act. (role: God) | Arnott, Dave; act. | Chilcott, Doris; act. (role: Shen Te, Shui Ta) | Gilliland, John; act. (role: Barber) | Hawthorne, Pamela; act. (role: Mrs. Shin) | Kramer, Ken; act. (role: Wang) | Marguet, Arthur; act. (role: God) | Matthews, Michael; act. (role: God) | Mulholland, Moyra; act. (role: Mrs. Yang) | Rutledge, Pamela; act. | Soule, Donald; act. (role: Yang Sun) | Taylor, Janice; act. (role: Landlady)
source: Arthur, Desmond. “Brecht’s ‘Setzuan’ Challenge to UBC.” Vancouver Sun, 13 Jan. 1961, p. 14. Arthur, Desmond. “Good Woman Big Success, But Draws Small Audience.” Vancouver Sun, 19 Jan. 1961, p. 25. Tytherleigh, Mike. “Good Woman of Setzuan: Idea of good rather strange.” The Province [Vancouver], 14 Jan. 1961, p. 17.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1961-01-18 to 1961-01-21 [performances]
contributor: Department of Theatre, University of British Columbia
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Auditorium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

Galileo [Toronto, 1951]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Leben des Galilei
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Laughton, Charles; transl./traduct.
creator: Laughton, Charles; adapt.
creator: Surdin, Morris; compos.
creator: Whittaker, Herbert; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Whittaker, Herbert; sets/scénogr.
creator: Adams, Ernest; act. | Atkinson, John; act. (role: a cardinal) | Christie, Margot; act. (role: Mrs. Sarti) | Drainie, John; act. (role: Galileo) | Eaton, Colin; act. (role: Cardinal Barberini) | Gardner, David; act. (role: Ludovico) | Glen, Donald; act. | Greene, Lorne; act. (role: Cardinal Bellarmini) | House, Eric; act. | Lerner, Irving; act. | Robertson, George; act. | Rubie, Les; act. | Seaton, Aileen; act. (role: Virginia) | Webster, Hugh; act. (role: infuriated monk)
source: Karr, Jack. “Showplace.” Toronto Daily Star, 15 Dec. 1951, p. 13. Partington, Richard. “The Jupiter Theatre’s Canadian Content and the Critics, 1951-1954.” Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada, vol. 18, no. 1, 1997, pp. 59-88. Theaterdokumentation 4515, Bertolt Brecht Archive, Berlin, Germany, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2584541. Whittaker, Herbert. “Centre’s Galileo recalls historic production.” Toronto Globe, 23 Oct. 1971. Whittaker, Herbert. “The Lives of Galileo.” Whittaker’s Theatricals, Toronto: Simon & Pierre, 1993, pp. 18–27.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1951-12-14 to 1951-12-22 [performances]
contributor: Jupiter Theatre
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Museum Theatre, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario

A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu [CBC TV, 1960]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der Tag des großen Gelehrten Wu
description: Occasion: Q for Quest (tv series)
description: The broadcast was episode 19 of season 1 of Q for Quest.
creator: Palitzsch, Peter; author/auteur. | Weber, Carl; author/auteur.
creator: Kastner, Rose; transl./traduct.
creator: Major, Leon; dir./metteur en scène | Sedawie, Norman; dir./réalisat.
creator: Luker, Gordon; lighting/éclairage
creator: Allan, Andrew; host | McLean, Ross; executive producer | Taylor, Peter; technical producer
creator: Brydon, W. B.; act. (role: Merchant Shiao) | Davidson, Lew; act. (role: Lao Da) | Elgey, Edith; act. | Follows, Ted; act. (role: Scholar Wu) | Welsh, Norman; act. (role: Tsai)
source: “A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu.” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5669968/?ref_=ttep_ep18. “Follows stars in final Q for Quest.” Ottawa Citizen, 24 June 1961, TV Weekly p. 7.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1961-06-27 [broadcast]
contributor: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
relation: See also the records on the translation by Rose Kastner (Toronto, 1959), the public reading of the translation (Toronto, 24 Jan. 1960), and its full theatrical performance (Toronto, 12 May 1960).
format: television broadcast / émission de télévision|theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais

A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu [Toronto, 1960]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der Tag des großen Gelehrten Wu
creator: Palitzsch, Peter; author/auteur. | Weber, Carl; author/auteur.
creator: Kastner, Rose; transl./traduct.
creator: Major, Leon; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Laufer, Murray; sets/scénogr.
creator: Mess, Suzanne; costumes
creator: Davidson, Lew; act. (role: Lao Da) | Follows, Ted; act. (role: Scholar Wu) | Fulton, David; act. | White, David; act. (role: Merchant Shiao)
source: Whittaker, Herbert. “Life of Great Scholar Cheerfully Brechtian.” The Globe and Mail, 13 May 1960, p. 20.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1960-05-12 [performance]
contributor: Arts Theatre
relation: See also the records on the translation by Rose Kastner (Toronto, 1959), the public reading of the translation (Toronto, 24 Jan. 1960), and the television broadcast of this production (CBC, 27 June 1961).
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Central Library Theatre, Toronto, Ontario

A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu [Toronto, 1959]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der Tag des großen Gelehrten Wu
creator: Palitzsch, Peter; author/auteur. | Weber, Carl; author/auteur.
creator: Kastner, Rose; transl./traduct.
source: Whittaker, Herbert. “Notes on Things.” Globe and Mail, 18 Dec. 1959, p. 9.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1959-12 [completion of translation]
relation: See also the records on the public reading of this translation (Toronto, 24 Jan. 1960), its full theatrical performance (Toronto, 12 May 1960), and the television broadcast of this production (CBC, 27 June 1961).
format: translation / traduction
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Toronto, Ontario

A Day in the Life of the Great Scholar Wu [Toronto, 1960]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der Tag des großen Gelehrten Wu
creator: Palitzsch, Peter; author/auteur. | Weber, Carl; author/auteur.
creator: Kastner, Rose; transl./traduct.
creator: Major, Leon; dir./metteur en scène
source: “A Reading of Brecht.” Globe and Mail, 23 Jan. 1960, p. 13.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1960-01-24 [public reading]
contributor: Arts Theatre Club
relation: See also the records on the translation by Rose Kastner (Toronto, 1959), its full theatrical performance (Toronto, 12 May 1960), and the television broadcast of this production (CBC, 27 June 1961).
format: public reading / lecture publique
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Arts Theatre Club, Toronto, Ontario

Tambours et trompettes [Montréal, 1971]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Pauken und Trompeten
creator: Besson, Benno; author/auteur. | Farquhar, George; author/auteur. | Hauptmann, Elisabeth; author/auteur.
creator: Serreau, Geneviève; transl./traduct.
creator: Wagner-Regeny, Rudolf; compos.
creator: Ronfard, Jean-Pierre; dir./metteur en scène | Roux, Jean-Louis; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Prévost, Robert; sets/scénogr.
creator: Prévost, Robert; costumes
creator: Prévost, Robert; lighting/éclairage
creator: Aras, Julienn; chapeaux | Catudal, Michel; peinture des décors | Chabot, Eugène; tapisserie | Gagnon-Choquette, Claude; peinture sur les costumes | Pierrehumbert, Blanche; coiffures et perruques | Reichenbach, Olivier; directeur de scène
creator: Bélisle, Monique; act. (rôle: Mélinda) | Berger, France; act. (rôle: Lucy) | Collin, Emmanuelle; act. (rôle: Rose, La Femme du Mineur) | Coutu, Angèle; act. (rôle: La Tenancière, Mme Cobb, Maggie) | Descombes, José; act. (rôle: Workless, Le Banquier Smuggler) | Désy, Victor; act. (rôle: Simpkins) | Fruitier, Edgar; act. (rôle: Le Capitaine Brazen) | Gravel, Robert; act. (rôle: Pearmain, Le Souteneur) | Hoffmann, Guy; act. (rôle: Le Juge Balance) | Lapierre-Assiniwi, Bernard; act. (rôle: Bullock, Le Mineur, L'Huissier) | Millaire, Albert; act. (rôle: Le Capitaine Plume) | Morin, Jacques; act. (rôle: Le Tambour, Le Pickpocket) | Pasquier, Christiane; act. (rôle: Jenny, Sally, La Femme du Chômeur) | Perraud, Jean; act. (rôle: Worthy) | Sabourin, Marcel; act. (rôle: Le Sergent Kite) | Thiboutot, Yvon; act. (rôle: Appletree, Bridewell) | Thisdale, Jacques; act. (rôle: L'Homme à Forte Carrure, William) | Toupin, Robert; act. (rôle: Mike) | Varesquier, Marie; act. (rôle: Mme Prude, Kitty) | Verdant, Claudie; act. (rôle: Victoria) |
creator: Archambault, Guy; musician/musicien. (trompette) | Charpentier, Emmanuel; musician/musicien. (percussion) | Clutterbuck, Ursula; musician/musicien. (piano, chef d'orchestre)
source: David, Gilbert. "Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus." Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–129, voir p. 128. Programme de "Tambours et trompettes", Théatre du Nouveau Monde, 1971. BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/3659414.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1971-01-07 à 1971-02-06 [représentations, Montréal]; 1971-02-08 à 1971-02-13 [représentations, Centre national des Arts, Ottawa]
contributor: Théâtre du Nouveau Monde
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Salle Port-Royal, Place des Arts, Montréal
coverage: multiple locations / lieux multiples

The Good Woman of Setzuan [Chelsea, 1955]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
description: Occasion: Kingsmere Festival
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. | Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Bentley, Eric; transl./traduct. | Bentley, Maja; transl./traduct.
creator: Wolpe, Stefan; compos.
creator: Jousse, Eugene; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Milne, Eleanor; sets/scénogr.
creator: Brewer, Marie; costumes
creator: Armstrong, William; act. (role: Shu Fu) | Battle, David; act. | Berthiaume, Jeanne; act. (role: Mrs. Yang) | Blair, Gwendolyn; act. | Boland, Charles; act. | Brewer, Griffith; act. (role: Wang) | Chenier, Gilbert; act. | Cunningham, Andrée; act. (role: Shen Te, Shui Ta); Drewery, Joan; act. | Edwards, William; act. (role: Yang Sun) | Gates, Noel; act. | Goodhue, Clesson; act. (role: Third God) | Jones, Kirk; act. (role: The Carpenter) | Kingston, Marie; act. | Leduc, Anne; act. | McCreath, Jack; act. (role: First God) | McIlhinney, George; act. | Morriset, David; act. | O'Brien, Joe; act. (role: Husband) | Periard, Roger; act. | Petrie, Hugh; act. (role: Second God) | Sproule, Gladya; act. (role: Mrs. Mi Tzu) | Stacey, Doris; act. (role: Mrs. Shin) | Von Eicken, Helga; act. (role: Wife) | Wiegand, Philip; act. (role: The Policeman)
source: Harrold, Bill. “Fantasy by Brecht Ambitious Effort.” The Ottawa Journal, 13 Aug. 1955, p. 5. Le Droit, 18 June 1955, p. 8. Le Droit, 10 Aug. 1955, p. 16. “Ottawa Scene.” Globe and Mail, 9 July 1955, p. 12. Vicq, Victor. “Première, Ce Soir, à 8.30, de ‘The Good Woman of Setzuan.’” Le Droit, 13 Aug. 1955, p. 7. Vicq, Victor. “‘Yerma’, de Lorca, Dernière Pièce de La Saison Estivale.” Le Droit, 19 Aug. 1955, p. 9.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1955-08-12 to 1955-08-14 [performances]
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Mooreside House, Mackenzie King Estate, Chemin MacKenzie King, Chelsea, Quebec

The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Canadian Players touring production, 1960-1961]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
description: The itinerary of the tour included the following performance dates and venues: 22 Oct. 1960: dress rehearsal, Toronto, Ontario 24 Oct. 1960: Brockville, Ontario late Oct. 1960: Quebec City St. John, New Brunswick Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 7 December: Arvida High School, Arvida, Saguenay, Quebec; sponsor: University Women’s Club Jan. 1961: Armoury Theatre, Sault St. Marie 13 and 15 Feb. 1961: Capitol Theatre, Regina, Saskatchewan; sponsor: University Women’s Club 18 Feb. 1961: Gymnasium, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon; sponsor: Saskatoon Art Centre 4 March 1961: Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, Alberta 7 March 1961: Senior High School, Nanaimo, British Columbia 23 March 1961: Red Deer, Alberta 25 March 1961: Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta 7 April 1961: Auditorium, Glebe Collegiate, Ottawa, Ontario; sponsor: Theatre Foundation Ottawa
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur.
creator: Holmstrom, John; transl./traduct.
creator: Surdin, Morris; compos.
creator: McCowan, George; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Laufer, Murray; sets/scénogr.
creator: Laufer, Murray; costumes
creator: Behrens, Bernard; act. (role: Simon) | Cass, Deborah; act. (role: Governor's Wife, Sister-in-Law, Old Lady, Story Teller, Wedding Guest) | Coates, Judith; act. (role: Nursemaid, Peasant) | Fitzgerald, Maureen; act. (role: Cook, Elder Lady, Mother-in-Law, Ludowika) | Foster, Herbert; act. (role: Schauwa, Ironshirt) | Jenoff, Art; act. (role: Corporal, Jussup, Irakli) | Kozlik, Al; act. (role: Doctor, Architect, Nephew, Lawyer) | Lerner, Yafa; act. (role: Grusha) | Maher, Joseph; act. (role: Shalva, Farmer, Lavrenti) | Nixon, Lester; act. (role: Governor, Ironshirt, Monk) | Shaffner, Nancy; act. (role: Servant, Young Lady, Old Woman) | Shannon, Jay; act. (role: Doctor, Peasant, Ironshirt, Old Man) | Webster, Hugh; act. (role: Story Teller, Azdak) | White, David; act. (role: Duke Kazbeki, Landlord, Lawyer)
creator: Shannon, Jay; musician/musicien. (harmonica)
source: Advertisement for The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Canadian Players 1960. Star Phoenix [Saskatoon], 10 Nov. 1960, p. 4. Blakely, Edna. “Canadian Players Plan Four Plays for Road.” Brantford Expositor, 21 Sept. 1960, p. 19. “Canadian Players Are Brilliant in Brecht, Sag in Shakespeare.” Le Lingot, 15 Dec. 1960, p. 19. “Canadian players.” Leader Post [Regina], 19 Dec. 1960, p. 7. “Caucasian Chalk Circle Has Twofold Plot.” Le Lingot, 10 November 1960, p. 21. “Chalk Circle Stirs Up Controversy on Players’ Tour.” Sault Daily Star, 17 Jan. 1961, p. 12. Cobb, Dave. “Players’ Offering Theatrical Treat.” Calgary Herald, 6 March 1961, p. 19. Creighton, Martha. “Canadian Players Draw Enthusiastic Audience.” Nanaimo Daily News, 8 March 1961, p. 9. Forrest, Al. “Canadian Players Thrill City Audience.” Red Deer Advocate, 24 March 1961, p. 5. Keatley, G. “Webster’s Azdak Is Brillian.” Sault Daily Star, 21 Jan. 1961, p. 16. Luhde-Brecht, Ingeborg. “Brecht in Kanada. Zum erstenmal: Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis.” Darmstädter Echo, 23 Nov. 1960. “Players End Edmonton Stay.” Edmonton Journal, 27 March 1961, p. 3. “Stark realism startles first nighter audience.” Leader Post [Regina], 14 Feb. 1961, p. 6. Thistle, Lauretta. “Player’s Chalk Circle Funny, Folksy Satire.” Ottawa Citizen, 8 April 1961, p. 7. Twardowski, Astrid. “Hugh Webster Stands Out In Bertolt Brecht Work.” The Albertan [Calgary], 6 March 1961, p. 29.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1960-10 to 1960-12 [performances, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Maritimes]; 1961-01 to 1961-04 [performances, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia]
contributor: Canadian Players
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: multiple locations / lieux multiples

Mother Courage and her Children [University of British Columbia, 1965]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Bentley, Eric; transl./traduct.
creator: Dessau, Paul; compos.
creator: Strassmann, Klaus; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Pavey, Percy; dir. music.
creator: Gazetas, Aristides; sets/scénogr.
creator: Richardson, Jessie; costumes
creator: Gazetas, Aristides; lighting/éclairage
creator: Elliott, Donn; assistant technical director | Graham, Robert; assistant to the director | Hargrave, Simon; scenery execution | Nason, Robert; assistant stage manager | Pratt, Ian; lighting execution | Richardson, Geraldine; costume execution | Richardson, Jessie; costume execution | Schell, Peter; sound | Sobell, Joyce; properties | Thomson, J. G.; scenery execution | Whitcombe, Ron; scenery execution | Yates, George; scenery execution | Young, Norman; stage manager
creator: Cooper, Roy; act. (role: Cook) | Dobby, Allan; act. (role: Chaplain) | Dobby, Margaret; act. | Elliott, Donn; act. (role: Yvette's Servant, Third Soldier) | Gallant, Hartmut; act. (role: Eilif) | Graham, Robert; act. (role: Soldier with Fur Coat, Drunk Soldier, First Soldier) | Irwin, Michael; act. (role: Swedish Commander) | Ishkanian, Vahan; act. (role: Swiss Cheese) | Johvicas, Oscar; act. (role: Young Man, Second Soldier) | Legare, Henry; act. | Ludwick, Patricia; act. (role: Kattrin) | MacMillan, Myrtle; act. (role: Old Woman) | McCooey, Derek; act. (role: Recruiting Officer) | McWorter, William; act. (role: Protestant Sergeant) | Nelson, Marjorie; act. (role: Mother Courage) | Paisley, Brian; act. (role: Soldier with Cannon, Soldier without Loot, Singing Soldier, Young Peasant) | Pearson, David; act. (role: One-Eye, Peasant) | Pryce-Jones, Ellis; act. (role: Ordnance Officer) | Reid, James; act. (role: Young Soldier, Lieutenant) | Surtees, Margaret; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Van Campen, Mariko; act. (role: Singer) | Watson, Joy; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Weese, Stanley; act. (role: Yvette's Colonel, Regimental Clerk) | White, Kerry; act. (role: Catholic Sergeant, Old Soldier, Peasant) | Wilson, Patricia; act. (role: Yvette)
creator: Adamson, Phillip; musician/musicien. | Baker, Susan; musician/musicien. | Block, Jean; musician/musicien. | Dunham, Susan; musician/musicien. | Gilmore, Beverly; musician/musicien. | Rinforth, John; musician/musicien. | Sim, Sharon; musician/musicien.
source: Barmer, James. “Money, people two sides of war.” The Province [Vancouver], 20 Nov. 1965, p. 15. Moore, Jack. “Marjorie Nelson should know Brecht’s aims in his plays.” The Province [Vancouver], 20 Nov. 1965, Entertainment, p. 3. Program for Mother Courage at the University of British Columbia 1965. University of British Columbia Archives, Open Collections, https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0118798. Richards, Jack. “Marjorie Talks About Brecht: Seattle Actress Explains Role In Her Mother Courage.” Vancouver Sun, 12 Nov. 1965, p. A7.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1965-11-19 to 1965-11-27 [performances]
contributor: Department of Theatre, University of British Columbia
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia

The Informer [Ottawa, 1958]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Furcht und Elend des III. Reiches
description: This production of a self-contained scene ("Der Spitzel") from Brecht's montage play was performed together with the short plays "The Flattering Word" by George Kelly and "The Boatswain's Mate" by W. W. Jacobs.
creator: Steffin, Margarete; author/auteur.
creator: Azmier, Muriel; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Azmier, Ben; sets/scénogr. | Gayland, Scott; sets/scénogr. | Hall, Tony; sets/scénogr.
creator: Reid, Charlotte; costumes
creator: Torney, Don; lighting/éclairage
creator: Nixon, May; assistant director
creator: Azmier, Peter; act. (role: Soldier) | Fortune, Mark; act. (role: Son) | Gayland, Scott; act. (role: Soldier) | Goring, Jim; act. (role: Voice, Soldier) | Hudson, David; act. (role: A Teacher) | Hutchinson, Ian; act. (role: Soldier) | Hyde, Anne; act. (role: Teacher's Wife) | Lawrence, Sandra; act. (role: A Maid) | Living, Phillis; act. (role: Woman's Voice) | Shaw, Don; act. (role: Soldier) | Stimpson, Dennis; act. (role: Soldier) | Sutcliffe, Jim; act. (role: Soldier)
creator: Armstrong, Robert; singer/chant. | Culley, Sy; singer/chant. | Van Winkkel, Allan; singer/chant.
source: “B. Brecht Caught Mood of Post-War Germany.” Ottawa Citizen, 6 Dec. 1958, p. 30. “Play by Bertold Brecht.” Ottawa Citizen, 29 Nov. 1958, p. 32. “Three Excellent Plays By Fisher Park Group.” Ottawa Citizen, 15 Dec. 1958, p. 20.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1958-12-12 to 1958-12-13 [performances]
contributor: Fisher Park Community Theatre
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: Fisher Park High School, 250 Holland Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario

B.B. s’en va-t-en guerre [Montréal, 1963]
description: Multiple Brecht works / plusieurs œuvres de Brecht
description: La production mêlait récital de poésie et de chanson avec projection d'art visuel et de film.
creator: Cloutier, Jean-Marie; compos. | Eisler, Hanns; compos. | Weill, Kurt; compos.
creator: Pagé, André; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Cloutier, Jean-Marie; dir. music.
creator: Moretti, Pierre; sets/scénogr.
creator: Lamarche, Claude; lighting/éclairage
creator: Gadouas, Robert; act. | Mousso, Dyne; act.
creator: Morelle, Denise; singer/chant.
source: “B.B. alias Bertold Brecht.” La presse, 9 nov. 1963, supplément 1, p. 2. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 127. “En avant-première au Salon des Arts : L’Égrégore samedi soir.” L’Écho du St-Maurice, 2 oct. 1963, p. 9. Hamelin, Jean. “Quand Bertolt Brecht s’en va-t’en guerre.” Le Devoir, 13 nov. 1963, p. 6. “La révolte gronde dans 2 théâtres.” Le petit journal, 17 nov. 1963, p. A55. Sabbath, Lawrence. “Bertholt Brecht Play Takes Second Place.” Montreal Star, 15 nov. 1963, p. 16.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1963-10-05 [avant-première, Salon des arts, L’Auberge Cascade, Shawinigan, Québec]; 1963-11-11 [première]
contributor: L’Égrégore
format: recital / récital
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Le Théâtre de L'Égrégore, 188 Boulevard Dorchester Est, Montréal, Québec

Maître Puntila et son valet Matti [École nationale de théâtre, 1964]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti
creator: Wuolijoki, Hella; author/auteur.
creator: Bellehumeur, Louise; compos. | Dussault, Louisette; compos.
creator: Ronfard, Jean-Pierre; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Filiatrault, Nicole; sets/scénogr.
creator: Filiatrault, Nicole; costumes
creator: Bellehumeur, Louise; act. (rôle: Emma la Contrebandière) | Blais, Roger; act. (rôle: Le Garçon, L'Attaché Eino Silakka, Surkkala-le-Rouge) | Callhier, Rachel; act. (rôle: Laina) | Choquette, Norman; act. (rôle: L'Ouvrier Misérable, Perka) | Claude, Isabelle; act. (rôle: Prologue, Lianu Jackara, La Femme de Charge) | Dionne, Francine; act. (rôle: Eva) | Dussault, Louisette; act. (rôle: Sandra, Hella) | Gallant, Eugene; act. (rôle: Premier Ouvrier, Le Pasteur) | Grise, Claude; act. (rôle: Matti) | LaCoste, Normand; act. (rôle: Enfant de Surkkala) | Landry, Francine; act. (rôle: Enfant de Surkkala) | Paradis, Marcel; act. (rôle: Le Juge Frédéric, Le Vétérinaire, Deuxième Ouvrier) | Peuvion, Patrick; act. (rôle: Puntila) | Rioux, Monique; act. (rôle: La Pharmacienne, La Femme du Pasteur) | Varesquier, Marie; act. (rôle: Fina) | Vincent, Serge; act. (rôle: Enfant de Surkkala) | Wild, Michael; act. (rôle: Troisième Ouvrier)
source: “B. Brecht à l’École nationale de Théâtre.” La Presse, 24 jan. 1964, p. 15. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–29, voir p. 116. Randal, Linda. “NTS French Section Hit in Brecht Play.” The Gazette [Montreal], 30 jan. 1964, p. 10. Siskind, Jacob. “An Echt Brecht Production.” Montreal Star, 31 jan. 1964, p 9. Theaterdokumentation 5808, Bertolt Brecht Archiv, Berlin, Allemagne, https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2585549.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
date: 1964-01-29 à 1964-02-01 [représentations]
contributor: National Theatre School / École nationale de théâtre
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: French / français
coverage: Boutique d'Opéra, 2111 rue Clark, Montréal, Québec

The Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of British Columbia, 1959]
description: Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
description: Occasion: Vancouver (International) Festival
creator: Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur.
creator: Loper, Robert; dir./metteur en scène
creator: Howarth, Milton; sets/scénogr. | Loper, Robert; sets/scénogr.
creator: Bunch, Gil; act. (role: Jussup) | Ciceri, Leo; act. (role: Story Teller, Azdak) | Graham, Robert; act. (role: Simon) | Skerl, Sofia; act. (role: Grusha) | Magee, Mike; act. (role: Soldier) | Marmo, Helen; act. (role: Governor's Wife) | Mills, Bill; act. (role: Fat Prince, Hungry Lawyer) | Murphy, Etta; act. (role: Grusha's Mother-in-Law)
source: Bromidge, Dave. “Caucus Caucasian.” The Ubyssey, 24 Sept. 1959, p. 4. Richards, Jack. “Acting Skill Marks UBC Drama School Presentation.” Vancouver Sun, 12 Aug. 1959, p. 25. Wedman, Les. “Ciceri flamboyant, likeable.” The Province [Vancouver], 13 Aug. 1959, p. 37.
source: Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
date: 1959-08-11 to 1959-08-15 [performances]
contributor: Summer School of Theatre, University of British Columbia
format: theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
language: lang.: English / anglais
coverage: University Auditorium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia