Play: The Caucasian Chalk Circle

In turbulent days of a violent and bloody coup, those in power flee, leaving behind a helpless baby—the son of the deposed governor.

Grusha, a simple kitchen girl, finds the baby and, in a courageous act of kindness, decides to save him and flee to safety.

When the winds of war die down, kindhearted Grusha finds herself facing a new battle when the governor’s wife returns and demands that her son be given back to her.

Grusha and the mother are summoned to appear before Judge Azdak, who will rule whom the child belongs to—the one who gave him life, or the one who saved it?

A thrilling adaptation of the masterful play by Bertolt Brecht.

The production was created with the generous support of Dita and Alex Landsberg.