The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Armstrong, 1980]
Title
The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Armstrong, 1980]
Format
theatre production / spectacle de théâtre
Contributor
Caravan Farm Theatre
Coverage
Caravan Farm Theatre, 4886 Salmon Arm Road, Armstrong, British Columbia
multiple locations / lieux multiples
Date
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]
Creator
Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur.
Dodd, Douglas; compos.
Hutchinson, Nick; dir./metteur en scène
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)
Language
lang.: English / anglais
Description
Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
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.
“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.
Source
“‘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.
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.
Catalog.: Annika Sauer, University of Ottawa
Collection
Citation
Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. et al., “The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Armstrong, 1980],” Brecht in/au Canada, accessed June 29, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/brecht-canada/items/show/122.