The broadcast was part of a show entitled “To Dream of Flight”, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC Monday Evening.
Victoria Times, 1 April 1977, Prevue, p. 21.
Catalog.: Sedigheh Hormozzadeh Ghalati, University of Ottawa
The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht [Montreal, 1967]
Multiple Brecht works / plusieurs œuvres de Brecht
The event consisted of “an evening of drama and dialogue highlighting Brechtian Theatrical Technique” (Gazette).
Notice, Gazette, Montreal, 11 March 1967, p. 34. Notice, Montreal Star, 8 March 1967, p. 68.
Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa
Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Montreal
Y Auditorium, 5500 Westbury Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
The Pipeline Project [British Columbia, 2017-2018]
This devised, audience-interactive theatre production was not based on or inspired by specific Brecht texts, but incorporated clear Brechtian influences, as acknowledged by co-creators Sebastien Archibald, Chelsea Haberlin, and Kevin Loring (see interview references). Performance dates and venues: 9-18 March 2017: Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Rd, Richmond, British Columbia 10-20 January 20018: Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E Cordova St, Vancouver, British Columbia 22-25 January 2018: Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St, New Westminster, British Columbia Columbia 7-10 February 2018: Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Archibald, Sebastien; author/auteur. | Loring, Kevin; author/auteur. | Sparrow, Quelemia; author/auteur.
Haberlin, Chelsea; dir./metteur en scène
Cooper, John; associate director | Dawson, Lois; stage manager | Flaherty, Kathleen; dramaturge | Grinke, Joel; technical director | Moore, Conor; projection designer | Reznek, Matt; photography | Shizuka Kai; puppeteering | Slocum, Troy; sound designer
Archibald, Sebastien; act. | Loring, Kevin; act. | Sparrow, Quelemia; act.
Archibald, Sebastien and Chelsea Haberlin. Interview conducted by Joerg Esleben online, 1 Dec. 2020. Esleben, Joerg. “Channeling Brecht in Two Recent Canadian Ecocritical Theatre Productions.” Paper in the panel “Brecht and Ecocriticism / Ecocriticism of Brecht: Theater and Media”, Annual Conference of the Modern Language Association, Online, 9 January 2021. Esleben, Joerg. “Channeling Brecht in Two Recent Canadian Ecocritical Theatre Productions.” ecibs: Communications of the International Brecht Society, no. 1, 2021, e-cibs.org/issue-20211/#esleben. Loring, Kevin. Interview conducted by Joerg Esleben, online, 9 March 2021. “The Pipeline Project.” Neworld Theatre, 20 July 2022, neworldtheatre.com/projects/the-pipeline-project. “The Pipeline Project: March 9–18, 2017 at Gateway Theatre.” Issuu, 27 Feb. 2017, issuu.com/gatewaytheatre8/docs/gatewaytheatre_-_the_pipeline_proje.
Catalog.: Joerg Esleben and Jacqueline Timmermans, University of Ottawa
2017-03-9 to 2017-03-18 [performances, Richmond, BC]; 2018-01-10 to 2018-01-20 [performances, Vancouver, BC]; 2018-01-23 to 2018-01-25 [performances, New Westminster, BC]; 2018-02-7 to 2018-02-10 [performances, Ottawa, ON]
ITSAZOO Productions | Savage Society | Neworld Theatre
theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
Improv performance with Brechtian influences.
Ardal, Maja; act. | Baram, Matt; act. | Dykstra, Ted; act. | Lorette, Kayla; act. | Pederson, Ron; act. | Snieckus, Naomi; act.
Broverman, Alison. “Improv Troupe Creates Theatre from Scratch.” Toronto Star, 19 Feb. 2009, https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2009/02/19/improv_troupe_creates_theatre_from_scratch.html. Recording of "Brecht with Maja Ardal", ImpromptuSplendor, Youtube, 08 Mar. 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOBQcQzA-RY.
Catalog.: Annika Sauer, University of Ottawa
Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor St W, Toronto, Ontario
The Seven Deadly Sins of the Bourgeosie [Vancouver, 1967]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die sieben Todsünden der Kleinbürger
Occasion: Vancouver (International) Festival
Auden, W. H.; transl./traduct. | Kallman, Chester; transl./traduct.
Cassen, Jackie; sets/scénogr. | Stern, Rudi; sets/scénogr.
Cassen, Jackie; lighting/éclairage | Stern, Rudi; lighting/éclairage
De Lavallade, Carmen; act. (role: Anna) | Hinkson, Mary; act. (role: Anna)
Jeffrey, Robert; singer/chant. (tenor) | Jonic, Bettina; singer/chant. (soprano; role: voice of Anna) | Kendall, David; singer/chant. (baritone) | Wolfe, Terence; singer/chant. (tenor) | Wright, Thomas; singer/chant. (bass)
Cluderay, Lawrence. “Music sounds a new note - a festival full of premiere performances.” The Province [Vancouver], 30 June 1967, p. 10. Spears, James. “A new art form called Lumia.” The Province [Vancouver], 30 June 1967, p. 3. Sunter, Robert. “‘Sins’ Sensational, But Puppets Peter.” Vancouver Sun, 4 July 1967, p. 9.
Glen Tetley Dance Company | Vancouver Symphony
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Auden, W.H.; transl./traduct. | Kallman, Chester; transl./traduct.
Estacio, John; compos. | Weill, Kurt; compos.
Adams Willis, Vicki; dir./metteur en scène
Coulombe, Alain; act. (role: Anna’s Family) | McLennan, James; act. (role: Anna’s Family) | Pollack, Kathryn; act. (role: Anna 2) | Shaw, Eric; act. (role: Anna’s Family) | Stilwell, Jean; act. (role: Anna 1) | Sullivan, Curtis; act. (role: Anna’s Family)
Production notice for "Seven Deadly Sins", Calgary Wiki, https://calgary.fandom.com/wiki/Calendar/Archive. Clark, Bob. "Pride, Envy and Lust Drive Singer Stilwell: Calgary Opera Tackles Weill's Seven Deadly Sins." Calgary Herald, Mar 09, 2005, pp. F3.
Calgary Petroleum Club, 319 5 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta
Tambours dans la nuit [Collège Lionel-Groulx, 1969]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Trommeln in der Nacht
Carte de fichier, Bertolt Brecht Archiv, Berlin, Allemagne Affiche, BAnQ Numérique, https://collections.banq.qc.ca/ark:/52327/4361808.
Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, Université d'Ottawa
Affiche: tiré des collections de Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). Cote BAnQ : AFF Q D 000655.
Auditorium du Collège Lionel-Groulx, Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville, Québec
Le Mendiant ou Le Chien mort [Université d'Ottawa, 1998]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der Bettler oder Der tote Hund
Le spectacle a été créé dans le cadre d'un cours de production théâtrale.
Bérubé, Marielle; maquillage | Cavé, Martin; accessoires | Leblanc, Patrick; dir. de production | Mercier, Rosanne; régiss.
Cavé, Martin; act. (rôle: l'estaffette, le passant) | Dion, Dominique; act. (rôle: le soldat) | Fournier, Serge; act. (rôle: le mendiant) | Robinson, Patrick; act. (rôle: l'empereur)
Bennett, Daryl; musician/musicien. | Darevic, Yann; musician/musicien. | Diallo, Jean-Simon; musician/musicien.
Notes de production pour "Le Mendiant ou Le Chien mort", Département de théâtre, Université d'Ottawa, 1998, University of Ottawa Archive, GIA-IAM/Department of Theatre/Faculty of Arts/University of Ottawa/Fonds 10-7276.7.
Catalog.: Sedigheh Hormozzadeh Ghalati, Université d'Ottawa
Théâtre 100 | Département de théâtre, Université d'Ottawa
Studio Léonard Beaulne, Université d'Ottawa, 135 Séraphin Marion, Ottawa, Ontario
Ball, Margaret; act. | Hindsbee, Bruce; act. | Hedsbee, Blaine; act. | Hounsell, Joanne; act. | Schiebler, Jim; act.
Lyster, Lauri; musician/musicien. (percussion) | Morash, Mark; musician/musicien. (pianist)
Dykk, Lloyd. “Why so Refined with Songs that beg for bite?” The Vancouver Sun, 25 June 1986, p. F6.
Waterfront Theatre, 1412 Cartwright St, Vancouver, British Columbia
“montage de textes de Brecht – écrits durant son séjour aux États-Unis – par Madeleine Greffard” (David, p. 129)
Bédard, André; dir./metteur en scène | Sabourin, Jean-Guy; dir./metteur en scène
Avis d’événement, Le Devoir, 11 oct. 1986, p. A8. David, Gilbert. “Brecht Au Québec : Au-Delà Des Malentendus.” Jeu, vol. 43, 1987, pp. 115–129, voir p. 129.
Terre Québec | Théâtre de la Grande Réplique
Salle J-2020, Pavillon Judith-Jasmin, Université du Québec à Montréal, 405, rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal, Québec
A Respectable Wedding [Shaw Festival, 1980]
Thomas, Don; production stage manager | Woodrow; Dianne; stage management
Cox, Susan; act. (role: Mother) | Davies, Geraint-Wyn; act. (role: Young Man) | Douglass, Diane; act. (role: Wife) | Hutt, Peter; act. (role: Friend) | Kozlik, Al; act. (role: Husband) | McLellan, Nora; act. (role: Bride) | Pownall, Leon; act. (role: Father) | Volker, Francine; act. (role: Sister) | Ziegler, Joe; act. (role: Groom)
Canadian Theatre Review Yearbook 1980-81. Edited by Don Rubin, CTR Publications, York University, p. 276. Czarnecki, Mark. “Gambling with the Greasepaint.” Maclean's, 21 July 1980, https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1980/7/21/gambling-with-the-greasepaint. Schmidt, Klaus M., and Daniela Fromann. “Survey on Brecht Productions in the US and Canada from 1975/76 to 1985/86 with Comparative Figures in the FRG, GDR, and Austria.” Gestus: A Quarterly Journal of Brechtian Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, 1987, pp. 237-250, see p. 248.
Court House Theatre, 26 Queen St, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Le cercle de craie caucasien [Ville de Québec, 1995]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
Denoncourt, Serge; dir./metteur en scène
Applin, John; régie | Cornet, Florence; maquillage | Lagacé, Geneviève; assistance à la mise en scène
Bastien, Marie-Josée; act. (rôle: une domestique, la paysanne, une pleureuse) | Côté, Lorraine; act. (rôle: Groucha) | Deschênes, Josée; act. (rôle: Natella Abaschvili, Aniko, pleureuse) | Gignac, Marie; act. (rôle: Maro, une dame élégante, mère de Youssoup) | Gouin, Benoît; act. (rôle: Chalva, Laurenti, un avocat, l’aubergiste, un soldat) | Hamel, Louis-Vincent; act. (rôle: Michel Abaschvili) | Laprise, Antoine; act. (rôle: Bizergan, un avocat, un médecin, une vieille femme, un marchand, le moine, un domestique) | Laroche, Jacques; act. (rôle: Simon Chachava, domestique, le fugitif, le marchand) | Leblanc, Jacques; act. (rôle: Azdak, un médecin, valet en Tête de Bois) | Lepage-Applin, Olivier; act. (rôle: Michel Abaschvili) | Nadeau, Line; act. (rôle: Une femme de chambre, dame élégante, une marchande, un soldat, une pleureuse) | Poulin, Marco; act. (rôle: Le gouverneur Abaschvili, le brigadier, un soldat) | Robitaille, Jack; act. (rôle: Le prince Kazbeki, Youssoup, Chauva, un paysan) | Tremblay, Fabrice; act. (rôle: Le musicien, envoyé spécial)
Programme de "Le cercle de craie caucasien", Théâtre du Trident, 1995. Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv, Berlin, Allemagne. Theaterdokumentation 1917, Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv, Berlin, Allemagne, permalien: https://archiv.adk.de/objekt/2582913.
Salle Octave-Crémazie, Grand Théâtre de Québec, 269 Bd René-Lévesque E, Ville de Québec, Québec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of British Columbia, 1959]
Howarth, Milton; sets/scénogr. | Loper, Robert; sets/scénogr.
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)
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.
Summer School of Theatre, University of British Columbia
University Auditorium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Canadian Players touring production, 1960-1961]
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
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)
Shannon, Jay; musician/musicien. (harmonica)
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.
1960-10 to 1960-12 [performances, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Maritimes]; 1961-01 to 1961-04 [performances, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia]
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [McGill University, 1962]
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)
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.
Department of English, McGill University
Moyse Hall, McGill University, 853 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [National Theatre School, 1963]
Choquette, Norman; assistant stage manager | Gallant, Eugene; assistant stage manager | Jessop, Carl; assistant stage manager | Sherrin, Bob; assistant director | Swayze, Paul; stage manager
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)
“‘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.
National Theatre School / École nationale de théâtre
Studio Theatre, St. Luke Street, Montreal, Quebec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Toronto, 1959]
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
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)
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.
Studio Theatre of the New Play Society, 88 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of Victoria, 1967]
Boese, Irene; act. | Eyberson, Dawn; act. (role: Grusha) | Johnston, Dennis; act. | Larson, Warren; act. | Lee, Bennett; act. (role: Azdak) | Mann, Blair; act. | McKinnon, Peter; act. | McManus, Brian; act. | Raitt, Jonathan; act. (role: Story-Teller) | Sofanoff, Naida; act. | Stinson, Donna; act. | Van Sienereberg de Boer, Simone; act.
Barber, James. “Remarkable Circle made by the cool ones.” The Province [Vancouver], 16 Aug. 1967, p. 20. Johnson, Audrey. “Talented Designer Left Gold-Lined Rut.” Victoria Daily Times, 15 Jul. 1967, p. 15. Johnson, Aubrey. “Creating.” Victoria Daily Times, 29 July 1967, p. 9. Johnson, Audrey. “‘I Play It By Ear’ Says Youthful Veteran.” Victoria Daily Times, 5 Aug. 1967, p. 8. Johnson, Audrey. “Brecht’s Chalk Circle: ‘Most Exciting Production in Many Months’.” Victoria Daily Times, 15 Aug. 1967, p. 11.
Summer Theatre Workshop, University of Victoria
Phoenix Theatre, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, British Columbia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Bishop's University, 1968]
Brown, Howard; compos. | Churcher, Jonathan; compos. | Penfield, Wilder; compos.
Carver, Neil; act. (role: Story-Teller) | Gordon, Katherine; act. (role: Grusha) | McIllmurray, John; act. (role: Azdak) | Rapoch, Terry; act. (role: Simon)
“Bishop’s presents major play.” Sherbrooke Daily Record, 28 Feb. 1968, p. 3. Event notice for The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Montreal Star, 21 Feb. 1968, p. 67. Siskind, Jacob. “Bishop’s U Presents Brecht Drama.” The Gazette [Montreal], 4 March 1968, p. 18.
Centennial Theatre, Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of Windsor, 1969]
Kelly, Daniel; dir./metteur en scène | Neilson, George; dir./metteur en scène
Hyde, Richard; act. (role: Corporal, Shauva) | McKerral, John; act. (role: Azdak) | Simpson, Marie; act. (role: Natella Abashwili) | Slivinski, Donna Farron; act. (role: Grusha) | Stephenson, Alex; act. (role: The Singer) | Taylor, Brian; act. (role: Simon)
Bower, Ray; musician/musicien. (piano) | Soul Purpose; band | Tilka, Mike; musician/musicien. (bass)
Basic, Janine. “The Soul Purpose meet play challenge.” Windsor Star, 1 Feb. 1969, p. 39. “‘Epic’ theatre in rehearsal.” Windsor Star, 18 Jan. 1969, p. 37. Jaunzems, Dagmar. “Brecht interpreted - University Players superb.” Windsor Star, 15 Feb. 1969, p. 41. “‘Managing a show challenging,’ says U of W co-ed.” Windsor Star, 25 Jan. 1969, p. 29.
Essex Hall Theatre, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of Alberta, 1970]
Phillet, Frank; compos. | MacIver, Neil; compos.
Borland, Drew; act. (role: Natella Abashvili) | Kalman, Dennis; act. | Meilen, Bill; act. (role: Azdak) | McCulley, David; act. | Yakula, Maria; act. (role: Grusha)
Phillet, Frank; musician/musicien. | MacIver, Neil; musician/musicien.
Event notice for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle'", Edmonton Journal, 13 Feb. 1970, p. 60. Harvey, Bob. “Chalk Circle delightful production.” Edmonton Journal, 14 Feb. 1970, p. 52.
Corbett Hall, University of Alberta, 8205 114 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Carleton University, 1971]
Bulger, Dave; act. (role: Azdak) | Carroll, Anne; act. | Chenier, Paul; act. | Freedman, Devra; act. | Griffiths, Roger; act. (role: Fat Prince, Corporal, Jussup) | Hanna, Elizabeth; act. (role: Grusha) | Lomas, Andy; act. (role: The Singer) | Long, Doug; act. | Lovett, Roger; act. | Lynn, Patrick; act. | Marshall, Roger; act. | Matthews, Anne; act. | Whalen, Dean; act. | Yull, Tandy; act.
Gold, Ian; musician/musicien. | Knights, Chris; musician/musicien. | Pollock, Nancy; musician/musicien.
“Brecht Play at Carleton.” Ottawa Citizen, 20 Feb. 1971, p. 27. Dorrell, Robin. “‘Chalk Circle’ Bad Theatricals.” Ottawa Journal, 4 March 1971, p. 22. Event notice and scene photograph for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle". Ottawa Citizen, 27 Feb. 1971, p. 27. Swimmings, Betty. “Brecht well presented.” Ottawa Citizen, 4 March 1971, p. 26.
Alumni Theatre, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, Ontario
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Armstrong, 1980]
Dates and locations included: 26-28 June: Armstrong; 2-5 July: Vernon; 10-13 July: Kelowna; 18-20 July: Peachland; 24-26 July: Summerland; 12-16 Sept.: Calgary “The first mask Melody made was for the 1980 Caravan Stage Company production of Bertolt Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle. This mask was inspired by a photo of Brecht himself. The production, designed by Catherine Hahn, featured over 40 masks. This mask was created by sculpting with clay over a one gallon wine jug as a base before applying celastic and finishing with acrylic paint.” Salmon Arm Art Gallery.
March, Molly; sets/scénogr. | Hahn, Catherine; sets/scénogr.
March, Molly; costumes | Hahn, Catherine; costumes
Hahn, Catherine; mask design | Skinner, Ann; vocal trainer | Skinner, Ann; mask training
Bancroft, Tony; act. (role: Magistrate) | Chochinov, Zev; act. | Merovitz, Allan; act. (role: Narrator) | Stearns, Sharon; act. (role: Kitchen Maid)
“‘A Cast of Characters’ The Art of the Theatre Mask by Melody Anderson Spanning Four Decades of Productions.” Salmon Arm Art Gallery, static1.squarespace.com/static/601f02d110894c5483290ef3/t/63d59973317b5e3016a8733a/1674942839005/CastofCharacters_catalogue.pdf. Accessed 9 May 2023. Dunn, Katrina. Back-in-the-Land: Space and Anglophone Canada’s Professional Farm Theatres. 2016. University of British Columbia, MA Thesis, p. 155. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57850. Kieran, Brian. “Theatre, Caravan: They're One and the Same.” The Vancouver Sun, 25 July 1980, pp. 6L-7L. Stroich, Vicki. Personal Interview. Conducted by Annika Sauer. 20 April 2023.
1980-06-26 to 1980-06-28 [performances, Armstrong, British Columbia]; 1980-07-02 to 1980-07-05 [performances, Vernon, British Columbia]; 1980-07-10 to 1980-07-13 [performances, Kelowna, British Columbia]; 1980-07-18 to 1980-07-20 [performances, Peachland, British Columbia]; 1980-07-24 to 1980-07-26 [performances, Summerland, British Columbia]; 1980-09-12 to 1980-09-16 [performances, Calgary, Alberta]
Caravan Farm Theatre, 4886 Salmon Arm Road, Armstrong, British Columbia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Malaspina College, 1971]
Boyd, Don; act. | Holdom, Bill; act. | Ireland, Phil; act. | Knorr, Cheryl; act. | Kraft, Sharie; act. | Linning, Jerry; act. | Maedel, Jerry; act. | McMillan, Danny; act. | Mumford, Ron; act. | Natt, Bhagwant; act. | Panjoo, Noorbanu; act. | Plater, Jane; act. | Ridgets, Randy; act. (role: Azdak) | Webb, Norman Allan; act.
“Malaspina Students to Present Brecht Play.” Nanaimo Daily News, 15 March 1971, p. 9.
Malaspina College, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Le cercle de craie caucasien [Centre national des Arts, 1982]
Poster, Archives Canada, MIKAN no. 2848562. “Theatre.” The Ottawa Citizen, 16 Jan. 1982, p. 30.
Catalog.: Annika Sauer, Université d'Ottawa
National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts
Salon, Centre national des Arts, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Windsor, 1972]
Event notice, Windsor Star, 19 May 1972, p. 27.
Theatre Arts Department, Brennan Secondary School
Auditorium, Brennan Secondary School, 910 Raymo Rd., Windsor, Ontario
Le petit cercle de craie [Saguenay, 2014-2020]
Occasion: Micro-festival des marionnettes inachevées|Festival international des arts de la marionnette|Festival Rencontre Théâtre Ados
Jusqu'à présent, ce spectacle, mêlant théâtre de marionnettes, théâtre d'objets et acteurs humains, a été représenté dans les endroits suivants: 2014: 12-13 septembre: Micro-festival de marionnettes inachevées, Trois-Rivières, Québec 2015: 9-18 avril: Studio théâtre de l’UQAC, Saguenay, Québec juillet: Festival international des arts de la marionnette (FIAMS), Saguenay, Québec octobre: Petit théâtre de l’UQAC, Saguenay, Québec 2016: Petit théâtre de l’UQAC, Saguenay, Québec 8-13 novembre: La Maison théâtre, Montréal, Québec 27 novembre: Théâtre Léonard Saint-Laurent, Sherbrooke, Québec 2017: 8 juin: Pyka Puppet Estival, Fontenay-sous-Bois, France 24-26 octobre: Maison de la culture de Pointe-aux-trembles, Montréal, Québec Biennale internationale des arts de la marionnette à Paris, Gennevilliers, France Bourse Rideau, Ville de Québec, Québec 2018 15-19 janvier: Salle polyvalente de la Bibliothèque Hélène-Pedneault, Jonquières, Québec 17 avril: Festival Rencontre Théâtre Ados, Maison des arts, Laval, Québec 25-27 avril: Théâtre jeunesse Les gros becs, Ville de Québec, Québec Auditorium La Porte du Nord, Chibougamau, Québec Salle Murdock du Centre des arts de Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Québec Théâtre Outremont, Montréal, Québec 2019: Salle polyvalente de la Bibliothèque Hélène-Pedneault, Jonquières, Québec Théâtre des Deux Rives, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec Salle Murdock du Centre des arts de Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Québec 2020: 25 février au 15 mars: Mouffetard-Théâtre des arts de la marionnette, Paris, France
Moisan, Sara; adapt. | Ouellet, Christian; adapt.
Gagnon, Martin; sets/scénogr. | Moisan, Sara; sets/scénogr. | Ouellet, Christian; sets/scénogr.
Côté, Isabeau; régie | Gagnon, Martin; objets | Lefrançois, Dany; conseiller à la manipulation | Moisan, Gatien; aide aux patines | Moisan, Sara; objets | Ouellet, Christian; assistance à la mise en scène | Potvin, Serge; régie | Renaud, Marilyne; aide chorégraphique | Rivard, Guylaine; conseiller au jeu | Simard, Patrick; graphisme | Simard, Patrick; photographie
Moisan, Sara; act. | Ouellet, Christian; act.
Dossier Accompagnement "Le petit cercle de craie". http://lemouffetard.com/sites/default/files/08%20dossier%20accompagnement%20LE%20PETIT%20CERCLE%20DE%20CRAIE.pdf. Consulté le 26 avril 2021. Esleben, Joerg. “Du petit B.B. : Brecht in der gegenwärtigen Kleinkunst in Quebec.“ Conférence annuelle d'Études allemandes Canada, en ligne, 17 mai 2022. "Le petit cercle de craie." La Tortue Noire, https://latortuenoire.com/evenements/le-petit-cercle-de-craie/. Consulté le 15 oct. 2022. Moisan, Sara et Christian Ouellet. Interview menée par Joerg Esleben en ligne, 7 mai 2021.
Catalog.: Joerg Esleben et Jacqueline Timmermans, Université d'Ottawa
2014-09-12 à 2014-09-13 [représentations, Trois-Rivières]; 2015 [représentations, Saguenay]; 2016 [représentations, Saguenay, Montréal, Sherbrook]; 2017 [représentations, Ville de Québec, Fontenay-sous-Bois (France), Gennevilliers (France), Montréal]; 2018 [représentations, Saguenay, Montréal, Chicoutimi, Chibougamau, Laval, Ville de Québec]; 2019 [représentations, Saguenay, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]; 2020 [représentations, Paris (France)]
theatre production / spectacle de théâtre|puppet theatre production / spectacle de théâtre de marionnettes|adaptation
Days of the Commune [National Theatre School, 1982]
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Die Tage der Kommune
“Brecht at Theatre School.” The Gazette, 17 Dec. 1982, p. C14. Schmidt, Klaus M., and Daniela Fromann. “Survey on Brecht Productions in the US and Canada from 1975/76 to 1985/86 with Comparative Figures in the FRG, GDR, and Austria.” Gestus: A Quarterly Journal of Brechtian Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, 1987, p. 244. “Theatre.” The Gazette, 17 Dec. 1982, p. C10.
Monument-National, 1182 St. Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Quebec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Fraser College, 1983]
This production had a preview performance on 1988-03-17.
Gallagher, Joe; act. (role: Azdak) | Jones, Kevin; act. | Labiuk, Leta; act. | Lal, Bob; act. | Lange, Amber; act. | Lopez, Brenda; act. (role: Grusha) | Mills, Kevin; act. | Morrison, Marnie; act. | Munroe, Justin; act. | Nowell, Victoria; act. | Renaud, Andre; act. | Seipp, Grant; act. (role: Corporal, Governor) | Tilberg, Mary; act. | Trott, Lorraine; act. | Zacharias, Lois; act. | Zurbier, Paul; act.
Mawson, Rick. “Azdak: a Role Joe Gallagher Couldn't Refuse.” The Chilliwack Progress, 2 Mar. 1983, p. 3D.
College Studio Theatre, 45635 Yale Road, Chilliwack, British Columbia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Vancouver, 1983]
“Advertisement for The Caucasian Circle.” The Vancouver Sun, 20 May 1983, p. C3.
Robson Square Theatre, 800 Robson St, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Dalhousie University, 1972]
Auden, W. H.; transl./traduct. | Stern, James; transl./traduct. | Stern, Tania; transl./traduct.
File Card, Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv, Berlin, Germany. University News, Dalhousie University, 19 October 1972, p. 12, https://findingaids.library.dal.ca/uploads/r/dalhousie-university-archives/8/e/8/8e80e9ab2ab31348b4f317948320df7e56bb14bb587863bf54097c76349a052d/ms-1-ref_227_3_4.pdf.
Department of Theatre, Dalhousie University
Sir James Dunn Theatre, 6101 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [McMaster University, 1984]
Schmidt, Klaus M., and Daniela Fromann. “Survey on Brecht Productions in the US and Canada from 1975/76 to 1985/86 with Comparative Figures in the FRG, GDR, and Austria.” Gestus: A Quarterly Journal of Brechtian Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, 1987, p. 244. “Stage.” The Expositor, 9 Mar. 1984, p. 18.
Robinson Memorial Theatre, Chester New Hall, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, Ontario
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Queen's University, 1973]
Campbell, Norman; act. (role: The Singer) | Kenny, Francis; act. | Kolloran, Donna; act. (role: Natasha Abashvili) | Orr, Andrew; act. (role: Azdak) | Toth, Kathy; act. (role: Grusha)
Bainbridge, Roger. “McArthur Hall students producing Brecht play.” Kingston Whig-Standard, 24 Jan. 1973, p. 19. Event notice, Kingston Whig-Standard, 19 Jan. 1973, p. 19. Thorn, Barry. “Though long, play sustained interest.” Kingston Whig-Standard, 1 Feb. 1973, p. 25.
McArthur Theatre Arts, Queen's University
Duncan McArthur Theatre, Queen's University, 511 Union Street, Kingston, Ontario
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Montreal, 1986]
Coupal, Jean-François; stage manager | Jennings, Susan A.; apprentice stage manager
Bircher, Maria; act. (role: Grusha Vashnadze) | Cazalet, Joseph; act. (role: Corporal, Monk) | Lea, Ron; act. (role: Arsen Kazbeki, Peasant Husband, Stable Boy) | Mackay, Danette; act. (role: Cook, Grandmother, Blackmailer) | Martin, Alexis; act. (role: Simon Shashava) | Miller, Joel; act. (role: Shalva, Jussup, Grand Duke) | Napier, Carla; act. (role: Nephew, Peasant Wife, Ludovica) | Officer, Lee; act. (role: Michael) | Parson, Robert; act. (role: Georgi Abashwili, Shauwa) | Poggemiller, Barbara Jean; act. (role: Mika Loladze, Aniko, Sandro Oboladze) | Roy, Rob; act. (role: Niko Mikadze, Lavrenti Vashnadze, Illo Shuboladze) | Sanner, Elizabeth; act. (role: Michael) | Scott, Kaia; act. (role: Michael) | Standjofski, Harry; act. (role: Azdak) | Stocker, Margarita; act. (role: Natella, Jussup’s mother, Doctor) | Zarov, Stephane; act. (role: Blockhead, Ironshirt)
“The Caucasian Chalk Circle, by Bertold Brecht, [Directed by Jack Langedijk].” BanQ Numérique, https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2472502.
Centaur Theatre Company | Association of Producing Artists
Centaur Theatre, 453 Saint Francois Xavier St, Montreal, Quebec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Calgary, 1989]
Cahill, Dennis; act. (role: Azdak) | Wheeler, Colleen; act. (role: Grusha)
Morrow, Martin. “Loose Moose founder keeping busy.” Calgary Herald, 17 Oct. 1989, p. C1.
University Theatre, 230 University Ct NW, Calgary, Alberta
Le cercle de craie caucasien [Montréal, 1980]
Francoeur, Jean-Marie; lighting/éclairage
Auger, Lorraine; act. (rôle: Groucha) | Chagnon, Pierre; act. (rôle: Azdak)
Bailey, Bruce. “‘Le Cercle’ not alienating enough.” The Gazette, 30 mai 1980, p. 24. “La boîte à échos.” Le Devoir, 19 mai 1980, p. 14.
Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Montréal | Nouvelle Compagnie Théâtrale
Théâtre Denise-Pelletier, 4353 rue Sainte-Catherine E, Montréal, Québec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, 1975]
Christopherson, Peggy; act. (role: Natella Abashvili) | Tonic, Mike; act. (role: Azdak) | Worden, Cathy; act. (role: Grusha)
Event notice, Montreal Star, 11 Dec. 1975, p. C22. Event notice, Montreal Star, 13 Dec. 1975, p. D2.
Main Auditorium, John Abbott College, 275 Rue Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Days of the Commune [University of Victoria, 1975]
Johnson, Aubrey. “Phoenix’s Brecht Play is a Brave Choice.” Victoria Times, 6 Dec. 1975, p. 42. “Rare Staging of Brecht Play.” Victoria Times, 29 Nov. 1975, p. 24.
Department of Theatre, University of Victoria
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Regina, 1975]
Stern, James; transl./traduct. | Stern, Tania; transl./traduct. | Auden, W.H.; transl./traduct.
Harper, Charles; stage manager | Helliwell, Frank; assistant stage manager
Brewer, James; act. (role: George Abashvili, Old Peasant with Milk, Yussup, Shauva) | Harper, Kyra; act. (role: Rider from the Capital, A Cook, Elegant Lady, Aniko, Ludovica, wedding guest) | Kovack, Sandy; act. (role: Ironshirt, Blockhead, The Doctor, Landowner) | Kramer, Sue; act. (role: Grusha Vachnadze) | Love, James; act. (role: Ironshirt, Servant, wedding guest) | McCulley, David; act. (role: Arsen Kazbecki, A Corporal, Lavrenti Vachnadze, A Refugee, The Limping Man, Landowner, Old Husband) | McLeod, Jacqueline; act. (role: Galinsk Kolchos, Natella, A Peasant Woman) | McManus, Don; act. (role: The Singer, Azdak) | Roberts, Christopher; act. (role: Michael Abashvili) | Robinson, Guy; act. (role: Galinsk Kolchos, Shalva, Innkeeper, Merchant, A Stableman, The Blackmailer, Old Peasant Woman’s Brother-in-Law, wedding guest) | Sass, Sean; act. (role: Michael Abashvili) | Smiley, Des; act. (role: Galinsk Kolchos, Miha Loladze, A Stableman, Merchant, Brother Anastasius, The Invalid, Landowner, Illo Shaboladze, wedding guest) | Stephens, Donal; act. (role: Rosa Luxemburg Kolchos, Simon Chachava, Peasant Woman’s Husband, wedding guest) | White, Donna; act. (role: wedding guest, The Expert, Masha Mikadze, A Nurse, Elegant Lady, Merchant, A Poor Old Peasant Woman, Sandro Oboladze, Old Wife)
Canadian Theatre Review Yearbook 1975, p. 89.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Vancouver, 1975]
Buss, Jane; act. (role: Grusha, Architect, Rosa-Luxemburg-Colchos member, The Doctor, Rich Farmer) | Cadeau, Lally; act. (role: Rosa-Luxemburg-Colchos member, The Peasant Woman, Merchant, wedding guest, The Nephew of the Fat Prince, Ludovica, Second Lawyer, a child) | Diakun, Alex; act. (role: The Expert, The Adjutant, Yussup, Ironshirt, The Stableman) | Farrell, Kenneth; act. (role: The Governor, Elegant Lady, Galinsk Colchos member, The Monk, Shauva) | Fletcher, Michael; act. (role: The Singer) | Frappier, Paul Emile; act. (role: Azdak, The Blockhead, a child, Galinsk Colchos member, wedding guest) | Goldrick, Daphne; act. (role: Rosa-Luxemburg-Colchos member, Merchant, The Mother-in-Law, The Limping Man, The Old Woman, First Lawyer) | Graham, Robert; act. (role: First Doctor, Man Selling Milk, Innkeeper, Galinsk Colchos member, Lavrenti, The Archduke, Ironshirt) | Kelly, Terence; act. (role: Simon, Architect, Elegant Lady, Rosa-Luxemburg-Colchos member, The Peasant Woman’s Husband, wedding guest, The Blackmailer, Irakli, a child) | Kozlik, Al; act. (role: The Fat Prince, Servant at the Inn, Rosa-Luxemburg-Colchos member, wedding guest, The Father-in-Law, Rich Farmer, a child) | McKellar, Anna-May; act. (role: Second Doctor, The Cook, Galinsk Colchos member, Aniko, Musician, Ironshirt) | Nickleson, Janis; act. (role: The Governor’s Wife, Merchant, wedding guest, The Invalid, Rich Farmer, a child)
Canadian Theatre Review Yearbook 1975, p. 36. Guildford, Peter Frederick. The Development of Professional Theatre in Vancouver. MA Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1981, p. 132. https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/831/1.0095420/1.
Queen Elizabeth Playhouse, 630 Hamilton St, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Ryerson University, 2000]
Event notice for "The Caucasian Chalk Circle", "Stage." Toronto Star, 23 March 2000, p. 1.
workshop / atelier|theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard St E, Toronto, Ontario
Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of Alberta, 2001]
Edwards, Tom; act. (role: Farmer) | Michele, Kattina; act. (role: Grusha) | Nyland, Eric; act. (role: Singer-Narrator) | Parfitt, Ottillie; act. | Roy, Jean-Stephan; act. (role: Azdak) | Talbot, Aaron; act. | Walker, Robert; act.
Nicholls, Liz. “Studio Theatre Achieves Balance in Difficult Brecht Play: Caucasian Chalk Circle Casting, Set Design Get the Message Across.” Edmonton Journal, Sep 22, 2002, pp. C4.
Timm’s Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta, 87 ave 112 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [St. Thomas University, 2002]
Barlow, John; set assistant | Bedford, Allison; stage manager | Bell, Jeanette; assistant stage manager | Fry, George; mask creator director | Miller, Janis; costume assistant | Tabor, Matthew; lighting assistant | White, Tania; assistant stage manager
Baker, Lisa; act. (role: Neighbour, Limping Woman) | Barrieau, Peggy; act. (role: Servant to Governor’s Wife) | Batt, Maureen; act. (role: Alleko’s Niece, Chorus) | Bosse, Emily; act. (role: Servant, Ludovica) | Bosse, Juliette; act. (role: Aniko, Old Woman) | Butler, Jill; act. (role: Maro, Neighbour) | Colwell, Clark; act. (role: Storyteller, Arkadi Tsheidse) | Cutler, Andrew; act. (role: Ironshirt) | Dogan, Mehmet; act. (role: Georgie Abashvili) | Dorey, Crystal; act. (role: Peasant Woman) | Doucette, Brad; act. (role: The Grand Duke, Blackmailer) | Flanagan, Martha; act. (role: Alleko, goat breeder of the Galinsk cooperative farm) | Fournier, Drew; act. (role: Niko Mikadse, Illo Shuboladze) | Francis, Josh; act. (role: Corporal of the Ironshirts) | Gale, Krista; act. (role: Peasant Woman with Milk) | Grant, Amy; act. (role: Nephe, Sosso) | Gregory, Anne; act. (role: Mother-in-Law) | Griffith, Ryan; act. (role: Azdak) | Hallihan, Jennifer; act. (role: Cook) | Hayes, Sarah; act. (role: The Agriculturist) | Howe, Meaghan; act. (role: Surab (fruit grower of the Rosa Luxemberg), Innkeeper) | Hull, Kevin; act. (role: Shalua, The Adjutant) | Jeffries, Sarah; act. (role: The Expert, Chorus) | Kean, Ben; act. (role: Simon Chachava) | Lenarczyk, Paul; act. (role: Lavrenti, Old Man) | MacDonald, Jane; act. (role: Neighbour, Invalid) | MacKinnon, Terry; act. (role: Grusha Vaschnadze) | Mesheau, Darrell; act. (role: The Fat Prince, Arsen Kazbeki) | Peters, Kyle; act. (role: Monk, Bishop, Stableboy) | Savoie, Mark; act. (role: Jussup, Shauva) | Stone, Rhonda; act. (role: Beaten Servant) | Trethewey, Jordan; act. (role: Mikha Loladze, Sandro Oboladze) | Wojcik, Angelique; act. (role: Natella Abashvili)
Bowden, Jane; musician/musicien. | Doherty, Michael; musician/musicien. | Vipond, Douglas; musician/musicien.
“Caucasian Chalk Circle (2002).” Website of Theatre St. Thomas, https://wp.stu.ca/tst/2000s/caucasian-chalk-circle-2002/.
Theatre St. Thomas | St. Thomas University
Black Box Theatre, 51 Dineen Drive, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Montreal, 1974]
Bienstock, Steve; act. (role: Azdak) | Mantel, Bronwen; act.
Event notice, The Gazette [Montreal], 1 June 1974, p. 45. Galloway, Myron. “Chalk Circle crumbles: Brecht play falls flat.” Montreal Star, 17 July 1974, p. D4. Kapica, Jack. “The Chalk Circle too slow in tempo.” The Gazette [Montreal], 17 July 1974, p. 42.
Theatre Encounter, Saidye Bronfman Centre
Playwrights’ Workshop Theatre, 329 rue de la Commune, Montreal, Quebec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Langara College, 2003]
Epstein, Josh; act. | Kurdum, Natalie; act. (role: Grusha) | Rideout, Kyle; act. | Schwarz, Nathan; act. (role: Simon Chachava, Grand Duke)
Gilchrist, Lara; musician/musicien. (pianist) | Epstein, Josh; musician/musicien. (saxophone) | Schwarz, Nathan; musician/musicien. (guitar) | Kurdum, Natalie; musician/musicien. (clarinet)
Penistan, Jane. “The Caucasian Chalk Circle.” Reviewvancouver, http://www.reviewvancouver.org/thcircle.htm.
Langara College, 100 W 49th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Ryerson University, 2006]
Verecchia, Guillermo; dir./metteur en scène
Brennan, Maria; act. (role: Narrator) | Dzialoszynski, Jennifer; act. (role: Monk) | Malisic, Milan; act. (role: Ironshirt Corporeal) | McGee, Hayley; act. (role: Narrator) | Williams, Evan; act. (role: Ironshirt Blockhead)
“Caucasian Chalk Circle.” Ryerson School of Performance, 2006, https://ryersonperformance.ca/show/caucasian-chalk-circle. Accessed 10 Sept. 2018. “2006 Ryerson Theatre School.” Studylib.net, https://studylib.net/doc/17644543/2006-ryerson-theatre-school. The Varsity, 15 May 2006 - April 10, 2007, Internet Archive, https://archive.org/stream/thevarsity127/thevarsity127_djvu.txt.
Abrams Studio Theatre, 46 Gerrard St., Toronto, Ontario
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of Waterloo, 2007]
Allen, Whitney; act. | Cruikshank, Amy; act. | Mabrucco, Peter; act. | McWebb, Anna; act. | Widmeyer, Sarah; act.
Degroot, Martin. “UW Students Bring Brecht Home for Spring.” The Record (Kitchener/Cambridge/Waterloo, ON). EBSCOhost, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rch&AN=Q4K275406419507&site=ehost-live. “Theatre Sees New Version of Classic.” Edited by Chris Redmond, UW Daily Bulletin, 14 Mar. 2007, https://bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2007/mar/14we.html. “The Caucasian Chalk Circle.” Communication Arts, 2007, https://uwaterloo.ca/communication-arts/caucasian-chalk-circle. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.
Department of Drama, University of Waterloo
Theatre of the Arts, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario
Cercle de craie caucasien [Montréal, 2009]
Beaudry, Émile; act. (rôle: Prince Kabetzki, un domestique, un garde noir, Youssouf L’hôtelier, le riche paysan, le cavalier couvert de poussière) | Boucher, Liliane; act. (rôle: une domestique, la vieille au lait, la femme de chambre, le plus grand garçon, Maman Géorgie, la seconde avocate) | Carrier, Amélie; act. (rôle: Nina, la vieille dame riche, le moine, le Sait-Bandit, la première avocate) | Cossette, Andréanne; act. (rôle: Mara, L’hôtelière, Aniko, L’invitée de la noce, Michel, Le neveu, Un garde noir) | Dupuis, Ève-Marie; act. (rôle: La cuisinière, la jeune dame riche, la fermière, l’invitée de la noce, la riche paysanne, un garde noir) | Gonthier-Hyndman, Karine; act. (rôle: Nathalie Abaschvili, La femme du pont, l’invitée de la noce, la riche paysanne) | Guilbault, Jean-François; act. (rôle: Le soldat, un domestique, un garçon, Azdak) | Lévesque, Émilie; act. (rôle: Groucha Vanadzé) | Muñoz, Vanessa; act. (rôle: Une domestique, la femme du pont, la mère de Youssouf, un garde noir, Ludovica, la vieille divorcée) | Poliquin, Marc-André; act. (rôle: Salva, Chotta, L’invité de la noce, le Grand-Duc, le vieux divorcé) | Richard, Jean-Philippe; act. (rôle: Simon Chachava, L’homme du pont, le valet d’écurie) | Sylvestre, Louis-Charles; act. (rôle: un domestique, Laurent, le gouverneur Abaschvili, le policier Chauva)
Avis d'évènement pour “Le cercle de craie caucasien", “Le cercle de craie caucasien.” Rappels.ca, 1 sept. 2009, https://rappels.ca/fr/cercle-craie-caucasien. Crédits de production de “Le cercle de craie caucasien", “Le cercle de craie caucasien.” Montheatre.qc.ca, https://www.montheatre.qc.ca/archives/10-prospero-laveillee/2010/cercle.html. Vigneault, Alexandre. “Le cercle de craie caucasien : un Brecht tourbillonnant.” La Presse, 9 Sept. 2009, https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/spectacles-et-theatre/theatre/200909/09/01-899930-le-cercle-de-craie-caucasien-un-brecht-tourbillonnant.php#.
Théâtre Prospero, 1371 rue Ontario est, Montréal, Québec
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Quebec City, 1981]
This production had three performances at the English-language CEGEP.
File card, Bertolt-Brecht-Archiv, Berlin, Germany.
1981-04-02 [performances; 3 performances]
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [University of Saskatchewan, 1979]
Coates, Kim; act. (role: Simon) | Dow, Bill; act. (role: Story Teller) | Lischeron, Beth; act. (role: Grusha) | Stebner, Kim; act. (role: Azdak)
Event ad, Star-Phoenix [Saskatoon], 2 March 1979, p. 18. Perkins, Don. “Drama students tackle last play by Bertold Brecht.” Star-Phoenix [Saskatoon], 6 March 1979, p. 15. Perkins, Don. “The Caucasian Chalk Circle.” Star-Phoenix, 8 March 1979, p. 17.
Greystone Theatre, Department of Drama, University of Saskatchewan
Hangar Building, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan