The caucasian chalk circle german der kaukasische kreidekreis is a play by the german modernist playwright bertolt brecht an example of brechts epic theatre the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than its wealthy natural parents. The caucasian chalk circle questions and answers the question and answer section for the caucasian chalk circle is a great resource to ask questions find answers and discuss the novel. The caucasian chalk circle the caucasian chalk circle a play consisting of a prologue and five scenes by bertolt brecht first produced in english in 1948 and in german as der kaukasische kreidekreis in 1949. The text of the caucasian chalk circle was translated by james and tania stern and the songs by wh auden eric bentleys translation of the play published by grove press differs slightly where character names differ bentleys version appears here in parenthesis