Habima Theatre: 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 maid, finds the baby, decides to save him, and flees to a safe place. When the baby’s mother suddenly appears, the two women find themselves at the center of a Brechtian Judgment of Solomon. Starring Norman Issa and Joy Rieger

By Bertolt Brecht
Translation and adaptation: Eli Bijawi
Director: Noam Shmuel
Music: Tal Blachrovitz
Set design: Michael Kremenko
Costumes: Avia Bash
Movement: Tal Kohn
Lighting: Nadav Barnea
Sand-painting instruction: Shai Ben Nun
Assistant director: Ruti Gefen
Photography and editing: Moshe Nachumovich

Cast:

• Grusha: Joy Rieger
• Azdak the Governor: Norman Issa
• Simon: Tomer Mahlouf
• The Governor’s Wife: Maya Maoz
• The Fat Prince, the Fleeing Archduke, Merchant, Old Man: Lior Zohar
• The Third, Grusha’s Brother: Yishai Ben Moshe
• Narrator, Horseman, Soldier: Alex Karol
• Chambermaid, Peasant Woman: Osheret Ingdasht
• Narrator, Merchant, Wedding Guest: Illy Almaney
• Cook, Merchant, Mother-in-law: Michal Atlas
• Sergeant: Oded Leopold
• Policeman, Soldier, Monk: Shahar Raz
• Nurse, Sister-in-law, Wedding Guest: Maya Madjar
• Doctor, Architect, Farmer, Soldier: Nir Zlichovsky
• Doctor, Architect, Peasant, Merchant: Itai Turneroder

An exhilarating adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s masterwork, combining the art of sand painting.

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 maid, finds the baby and, in a brave act of kindness, decides to save him and flee to a safe place. When the winds of war die down, kindhearted Grusha finds herself facing a new battle when the Governor’s Wife returns and demands her son back. Grusha and the mother are summoned before Judge Azdak, who will decide to whom the child belongs: the one who gave him life, or the one who saved it.

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