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The Caucasian Chalk Circle
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle
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Vivian Beaumont Theater
150 W. 65th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Bertolt Brecht
lyrics:
Morton Subotnick
music:
Morton Subotnick
People (42)
Boris Tumarin
Aleko Bereshwili
(Original)
Shirley Jac Wagner
Makina Abakidse
(Original)
Frank Bayer
Young Peasant
(Original)
Edith Gresham
Young Peasant
(Original)
Leonardo Cimino
Surab
(Original)
Elizabeth Huddle
Surab's Wife
(Original)
Marcie Hubert
Girl Tractorist
(Original)
Suliko, lady in waiting
(Original)
Marketa Kimbrell
Kato Wachtang, agriculturist
(Original)
Robert Phalen
Wounded Soldier
(Original)
William F. Haddock
Peasant
(Original)
Judith Lowry
Peasant
(Original)
Ray Fry
Delegate from Capitol
(Original)
Brock Peters
Arkadi Tscheidse, storyteller
(Original)
Glenn Mazen
The Noble Child: Georgi Abashwili, governor
(Original)
Beatrice Manley
Natella Abashwili, his wife
(Original)
John Devlin
Shalva Tzereteli, adjutant
(Original)
Paul Mann
Arsen Kazbeki, Fat Prince
(Original)
Oliver Clark
Bizergan Kazbeki, his nephew
(Original)
Robert Haswell
Major Domo
(Original)
Ruth Attaway
Maro, the nurse
(Original)
James Dukas
Niko Mikadze, a doctor
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Mika Loladze, a doctor
(Original)
Carolyn Coates
Asja, lady in waiting
(Original)
Erica Yohn
Nina, lady in waiting
(Original)
Judith Propper
Masha, lady in waiting
(Original)
David Sullivan
Servant
(Original)
Robert Stattel
Servant
(Original)
Robert Symonds
A Judge
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Performer
(Original)
Edward Winter
Performer
(Original)
Michael Granger
Performer
(Original)
Tom Rosqui
Performer
(Original)
Stacy Keach
Performer
(Original)
Priscilla Pointer
Performer
(Original)
Murvyn Vye
Performer
(Original)
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Boris Tumarin
Aleko Bereshwili
(Original)
Shirley Jac Wagner
Makina Abakidse
(Original)
Frank Bayer
Young Peasant
(Original)
Edith Gresham
Young Peasant
(Original)
Leonardo Cimino
Surab
(Original)
Elizabeth Huddle
Surab's Wife
(Original)
Marcie Hubert
Girl Tractorist
(Original)
Suliko, lady in waiting
(Original)
Marketa Kimbrell
Kato Wachtang, agriculturist
(Original)
Robert Phalen
Wounded Soldier
(Original)
William F. Haddock
Peasant
(Original)
Judith Lowry
Peasant
(Original)
Ray Fry
Delegate from Capitol
(Original)
Brock Peters
Arkadi Tscheidse, storyteller
(Original)
Glenn Mazen
The Noble Child: Georgi Abashwili, governor
(Original)
Beatrice Manley
Natella Abashwili, his wife
(Original)
John Devlin
Shalva Tzereteli, adjutant
(Original)
Paul Mann
Arsen Kazbeki, Fat Prince
(Original)
Oliver Clark
Bizergan Kazbeki, his nephew
(Original)
Robert Haswell
Major Domo
(Original)
Ruth Attaway
Maro, the nurse
(Original)
James Dukas
Niko Mikadze, a doctor
(Original)
Earl Montgomery
Mika Loladze, a doctor
(Original)
Carolyn Coates
Asja, lady in waiting
(Original)
Erica Yohn
Nina, lady in waiting
(Original)
Judith Propper
Masha, lady in waiting
(Original)
David Sullivan
Servant
(Original)
Robert Stattel
Servant
(Original)
Robert Symonds
A Judge
(Original)
Ronald Weyand
Performer
(Original)
Edward Winter
Performer
(Original)
Michael Granger
Performer
(Original)
Tom Rosqui
Performer
(Original)
Stacy Keach
Performer
(Original)
Priscilla Pointer
Performer
(Original)
Murvyn Vye
Performer
(Original)
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Bertolt Brecht
Writer
Morton Subotnick
Music
Lyrics
Jules Irving
Director
James Hart Stearns
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Richard Nelson
Lighting Design
James Kershaw
Production Stage Manager
Lincoln Center Theater
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
First Preview
Mar
18
1966
Opening Date
Mar
24
1966
Closing Date
Jun
18
1966
Previews
5
Performances
100
as of Nov 29, 2025
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