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Medea
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Drama
Tragedy
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 20, 1947
Closing Date
May 15, 1948
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Open Date: Oct 20, 1947
Close Date: May 15, 1948
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
National Theatre
(Oct 20, 1947 - Dec 14, 1947)
Royale Theatre
(Dec 15, 1947 - May 15, 1948)
Setting
In front of Medea's house in Corinth.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Robert Whitehead
and
Oliver Rea
Written by
Euripides
; Book adapted by
Robinson Jeffers
; Incidental music by
Tibor Serly
Directed by
John Gielgud
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
; Costume Design by
Castillo
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
Business Manager:
Edward Choate
; Company Manager:
Thomas V. Bodkin
Stage Manager:
Jean Barrere
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Ben Morse
Assistant to the Director:
Paul Morrison
; Music Contractor:
Morris Stonzek
Press Representative:
Barry Hyams
; Production Associate:
Virginia Bolen
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
Judith Anderson
Medea
John Gielgud
Jason
chief of the Argonauts
Florence Reed
Nurse
Richard Boone
Soldier
Jon Dawson
Soldier
Martha Downes
Attendant to Medea
Hugh Franklin
Aegeus
king of Athens
Kathryn Grill
Second Woman of Corinth
Albert Hecht
Creon
ruler of Corinth
Richard Hylton
Jason's Slave
Gene Lee
Child
Dennis McCarthy
Soldier
Don McHenry
Tutor
Grace Mills
First Woman of Corinth
Ben Morse
Soldier
Peter Moss
Child
Bobby Nick
Child
Marian Seldes
Attendant to Medea
Leone Wilson
Third Woman of Corinth
Understudy:
Marian Seldes
(Third Woman of Corinth)
National Theatre
(Oct 20, 1947 - Dec 14, 1947)
Cast
Ludie Claire
Attendant to Medea
Martha Downs
Third Woman of Corinth
Dickinson Eastham
Soldier
George Prescott
Soldier
Royale Theatre
(Dec 15, 1947 - May 15, 1948)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Drew Devereaux
Cast
Dennis King
Jason
chief of the Argonauts
Inge Adams
Attendant to Medea
John Drew Devereaux
Jason's Slave
Jerry Paris
Soldier
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1948 Winner
Judith Anderson
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Robert Whitehead
and
Oliver Rea
Written by
Euripides
; Book adapted by
Robinson Jeffers
; Incidental music by
Tibor Serly
Directed by
John Gielgud
Scenic Design by
Ben Edwards
; Costume Design by
Castillo
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
Business Manager:
Edward Choate
; Company Manager:
Thomas V. Bodkin
Stage Manager:
Jean Barrere
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Ben Morse
Assistant to the Director:
Paul Morrison
; Music Contractor:
Morris Stonzek
Press Representative:
Barry Hyams
; Production Associate:
Virginia Bolen
; Advertising:
Lawrence Weiner
Judith Anderson
Medea
John Gielgud
Jason
chief of the Argonauts
Florence Reed
Nurse
Richard Boone
Soldier
Jon Dawson
Soldier
Martha Downes
Attendant to Medea
Hugh Franklin
Aegeus
king of Athens
Kathryn Grill
Second Woman of Corinth
Albert Hecht
Creon
ruler of Corinth
Richard Hylton
Jason's Slave
Gene Lee
Child
Dennis McCarthy
Soldier
Don McHenry
Tutor
Grace Mills
First Woman of Corinth
Ben Morse
Soldier
Peter Moss
Child
Bobby Nick
Child
Marian Seldes
Attendant to Medea
Leone Wilson
Third Woman of Corinth
Understudy:
Marian Seldes
(Third Woman of Corinth)
National Theatre
(Oct 20, 1947 - Dec 14, 1947)
Cast
Ludie Claire
Attendant to Medea
Martha Downs
Third Woman of Corinth
Dickinson Eastham
Soldier
George Prescott
Soldier
Royale Theatre
(Dec 15, 1947 - May 15, 1948)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Drew Devereaux
Cast
Dennis King
Jason
chief of the Argonauts
Inge Adams
Attendant to Medea
John Drew Devereaux
Jason's Slave
Jerry Paris
Soldier
Tony Award®
Best Actress in a Play
1948 Winner
Judith Anderson
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