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The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
Play
Drama
Play with music
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 27, 1965
Closing Date
Apr 30, 1966
1st Preview
Dec 21, 1965
1st Preview
Dec 21, 1965
Previews
2
Performances
145
Play
Drama
Play with music
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Dec 27, 1965
Close Date: Apr 30, 1966
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Dec 27, 1965 - Apr 30, 1966)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Martin Beck Estate
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
; Produced by arrangement with
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Written by
Peter Weiss
; English version by
Geoffrey Skelton
; Verse adaptation by
Adrian Mitchell
; Music by
Richard Peaslee
; Lyrics by
Peter Weiss
; Musical Director:
Patrick Gowers
Directed by
Peter Brook
; Choreographed by
Malcolm Goddard
; Assistant Director:
Ian Richardson
Scenic Design by
Sally Jacobs
; Costume Design by
Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss
; Lighting Design by
Lloyd Burlingame
; Original Lighting by
David Read
; Wig Maker:
Alan Boyle
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
David Payne
and
Hal Rogers
Production Stage Manager:
Christine Staley
; Deputy Stage Manager:
Diana Seaney
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Lynne Holmes
; Production Supervisor:
Samuel Liff
Harmonium / Tuba:
Patrick Gowers
; Percussion:
Richard Callinan
; Trumpet:
Michael Gould
; Guitar / Harmonium:
Nicholas Moes
; Flute / Piccolo / Alto Flute:
Rainer Schuelein
Assistant to the Director:
Ian Richardson
; Press Representative:
David Powers
; General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Lee Solters
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
Mary Allen
Patient
Ruth Baker
Mlle. Coulmier
Jonathan Burn
Polpoch
Heather Canning
Nun
Michael Farnsworth
Patient
Maroussia Frank
Patient
Tamara Fuerst
Patient
Guy Gordon
Patient
Sheila Grant
Patient
Timothy Hardy
Guard
John Harwood
Voltaire
Ian Hogg
The Military Representative
John Hussey
A newly-rich lady
Glenda Jackson
Charlotte Corday
Freddie Jones
Cucurucu
Mark Jones
Abbot
Mother
Brenda Kempner
Mme. Coulmier
Jeanette Landis
Rossignol
Leon Lissek
Lavoisier
Robert Lloyd
Jacques Roux
Patrick Magee
Marquis de Sade
James Mellor
Schoolmaster
Michael Percival
Patient
Lyn Pinkney
Patient
Carol Raymont
Patient
Ian Richardson
Jean-Paul Marat
Clifford Rose
M. Coulmier
Morgan Sheppard
A mad animal
John Steiner
Duperret
Hugh Sullivan
Kokol
Stanford Trowell
Guard
Jennifer Tudor
Nun
Michael Williams
Herald
Susan Williamson
Simonne Evrard
Henry Woolf
Father
Understudies:
Maroussia Frank
(Simonne Evrard),
Sheila Grant
(Charlotte Corday),
John Hussey
(M. Coulmier),
Mark Jones
(Duperret),
Robert Lloyd
(Jean-Paul Marat),
Morgan Sheppard
(Marquis de Sade) and
John Steiner
(Herald)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1966 Winner
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
Written by
Peter Weiss
Translated by
Geoffrey Skelton
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1966 Winner
Patrick Magee
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1966 Nominee
Glenda Jackson
Best Costume Design
1966 Winner
Costume Design by
Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss
Best Direction of a Play
1966 Winner
Directed by
Peter Brook
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Martin Beck Estate
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
; Produced by arrangement with
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Written by
Peter Weiss
; English version by
Geoffrey Skelton
; Verse adaptation by
Adrian Mitchell
; Music by
Richard Peaslee
; Lyrics by
Peter Weiss
; Musical Director:
Patrick Gowers
Directed by
Peter Brook
; Choreographed by
Malcolm Goddard
; Assistant Director:
Ian Richardson
Scenic Design by
Sally Jacobs
; Costume Design by
Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss
; Lighting Design by
Lloyd Burlingame
; Original Lighting by
David Read
; Wig Maker:
Alan Boyle
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
David Payne
and
Hal Rogers
Production Stage Manager:
Christine Staley
; Deputy Stage Manager:
Diana Seaney
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Lynne Holmes
; Production Supervisor:
Samuel Liff
Harmonium / Tuba:
Patrick Gowers
; Percussion:
Richard Callinan
; Trumpet:
Michael Gould
; Guitar / Harmonium:
Nicholas Moes
; Flute / Piccolo / Alto Flute:
Rainer Schuelein
Assistant to the Director:
Ian Richardson
; Press Representative:
David Powers
; General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Lee Solters
; Advertising:
Fred Golden
Mary Allen
Patient
Ruth Baker
Mlle. Coulmier
Jonathan Burn
Polpoch
Heather Canning
Nun
Michael Farnsworth
Patient
Maroussia Frank
Patient
Tamara Fuerst
Patient
Guy Gordon
Patient
Sheila Grant
Patient
Timothy Hardy
Guard
John Harwood
Voltaire
Ian Hogg
The Military Representative
John Hussey
A newly-rich lady
Glenda Jackson
Charlotte Corday
Freddie Jones
Cucurucu
Mark Jones
Abbot
Mother
Brenda Kempner
Mme. Coulmier
Jeanette Landis
Rossignol
Leon Lissek
Lavoisier
Robert Lloyd
Jacques Roux
Patrick Magee
Marquis de Sade
James Mellor
Schoolmaster
Michael Percival
Patient
Lyn Pinkney
Patient
Carol Raymont
Patient
Ian Richardson
Jean-Paul Marat
Clifford Rose
M. Coulmier
Morgan Sheppard
A mad animal
John Steiner
Duperret
Hugh Sullivan
Kokol
Stanford Trowell
Guard
Jennifer Tudor
Nun
Michael Williams
Herald
Susan Williamson
Simonne Evrard
Henry Woolf
Father
Understudies:
Maroussia Frank
(Simonne Evrard),
Sheila Grant
(Charlotte Corday),
John Hussey
(M. Coulmier),
Mark Jones
(Duperret),
Robert Lloyd
(Jean-Paul Marat),
Morgan Sheppard
(Marquis de Sade) and
John Steiner
(Herald)
Tony Award®
Best Play
1966 Winner
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
Written by
Peter Weiss
Translated by
Geoffrey Skelton
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1966 Winner
Patrick Magee
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1966 Nominee
Glenda Jackson
Best Costume Design
1966 Winner
Costume Design by
Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss
Best Direction of a Play
1966 Winner
Directed by
Peter Brook
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