PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 30, 1963
Closing Date
Feb 15, 1964
1st Preview
Oct 28, 1963
1st Preview
Oct 28, 1963
Previews
2
Performances
123
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Oct 30, 1963 - Feb 15, 1964)
Setting
Somewhere in the south. The Past and Present.
Produced by Lewis Allen and Ben Edwards
Written by Edward Albee; Incidental music by William Flanagan; Based on the story by Carson McCullers
Directed by Alan Schneider; Assistant Director: Melvin Bernhardt
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal
Business Manager: Oscar Olesen; Company Manager: Thomas Bodkin
Production Stage Manager: John Maxtone-Graham; Stage Manager: Don Gilliland; Assistant Stage Mgr: Ernest Austin
Assistant to Mr. Allen: Elinor Wright; Assistant to Mr. Edwards: Richard Burns; Conducted by Samuel Baron; Trumpet: Raymond Crisara; Clarinet: Stanley Drucker; Harp: Laura Newell; Flute: Julius Baker; Percussion: Herbert Harris; Cello: Seymour Barab
General Press Representative: Howard Atlee; Press Associate: Michael O'Shea and Robert Larkin; Advertising Representative: The Blaine Thompson Company; Production Associate: Harry Rigby; Boxing Coordinator: Max Kleven
Colleen Dewhurst
Miss Amelia Evans
William Prince
Henry Macy
Lou Antonio
Marvin Macy
Roscoe Lee Browne
The Narrator
Michael Dunn
Cousin Lyman
Enid Markey
Emma Hale
Ernest Austin
Townsperson
John C. Becher
Stumpy MacPhail
Roberts Blossom
Merlie Ryan
David Clarke
Henry Ford Crimp
Alice Drummond
Townsperson
William Duell
Horace Wells
Susan Dunfee
Henrietta Ford Crimp Jr.
Jenny Egan
Mrs. Peterson
Griff Evans
Rosser Cline
Nell Harrison
Lucy Willins
Bette Henritze
Mrs. Hasty Malone
Jack Kehoe
Townsperson
Deane Selmier
Rainey 2
Louis W. Waldon
Rainey 1
Standby: David Clarke (Henry Macy) and Rosemary Murphy (Miss Amelia Evans)
Understudies: Ernest Austin (Rainey 1), Alice Drummond (Mrs. Peterson, Townsperson), William Duell (Merlie Ryan), Griff Evans (Stumpy MacPhail), Bette Henritze (Emma Hale), Jack Kehoe (Rainey 2, Townsperson), Julian Miller (Cousin Lyman) and Louis W. Waldon (Marvin Macy)

Martin Beck Theatre (Oct 30, 1963 - Feb 15, 1964)

Cast

David Clarke
Henry Macy

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1964 Nominee
Written by Edward Albee
Produced by Lewis Allen and Ben Edwards
 

Best Actress in a Play

1964 Nominee
Colleen Dewhurst
 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1964 Nominee
Michael Dunn
 

Best Scenic Design

1964 Nominee
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards
 

Best Director (Dramatic)

1964 Nominee
Directed by Alan Schneider
 

Best Producer (Dramatic)

1964 Nominee
Produced by Lewis Allen and Ben Edwards
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