In Performance: ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’

In Performance is back in the studio after last week’s special Tony Awards videos, filmed on location in New York. Here, Elizabeth A. Davis and Duncan Sheik (“Spring Awakening”) perform “Shoes of Gold,” an original song written by Mr. Sheik for the Classic Stage Company’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s “Caucasian Chalk Circle.” Ms. Davis plays Grusha, a poor kitchen maid, who answers the question: “If you really cared for your child, wouldn’t you want him to grow up rich?”

Recent videos in this series include Larry Pine performing a scene from Lucas Hnath’s play “A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney,” at Soho Rep, and Audra McDonald accompanying herself on piano to Adam Guettel’s “Migratory V,” from her new album “Go Back Home.”

Coming soon: Kate Mulgrew and Kathleen Chalfant in a scene from the play “Somewhere Fun,” and Steven Pasquale singing a number from the musical “Far From Heaven.”