The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Toronto, 1959]

Title

The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Toronto, 1959]

Format

theatre production / spectacle de théâtre

Contributor

New Play Society

Coverage

Studio Theatre of the New Play Society, 88 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario

Date

1959-11-27 to 1959-11-29 [performances]

Creator

Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur.
Holmstrom, John; transl./traduct.
McCowan, George; dir./metteur en scène
McCowan, George; sets/scénogr.
Mess, Suzanne; costumes
Beeson, Alan; lighting/éclairage
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)

Language

lang.: English / anglais

Description

Brecht work(s)/oeuvre(s): Der kaukasische Kreidekreis
Occasion: Directors' Stage Series

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.
Catalog.: Joerg Esleben, University of Ottawa

Collection

Citation

Berlau, Ruth; author/auteur. et al., “The Caucasian Chalk Circle [Toronto, 1959],” Brecht in/au Canada, accessed December 27, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/brecht-canada/items/show/41.

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