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.
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 July 1, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/brecht-canada/items/show/41.