“The Caucasian Chalk Circle“ (German: Der kaukasische Kreidekreis) is a play by the German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht, finished in the first edition in 1945; one of the most consistent incarnations of the theory of “epic theater“.
The action takes place in Georgia, during the Great Patriotic War - immediately after the expulsion of German troops from the Caucasus. Collective farmers gathered at the ruined village; A representative of the state commission for the restoration of the economy, who came from the capital, is trying to resolve the dispute between the two collective farms over land: it used to be the pastures of the Ashkheti sheep-breeding collective farm, now they want to transfer it to another collective farm for fruit growing and viticulture. While the guest from Moscow is considering the written proposals, the fruit-growing collective farm is putting on a play for the guests from “Ashkheti“ that is directly related to the dispute.
On the day when the Gr
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