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A Cry of Players
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 14, 1968
Closing Date
Feb 15, 1969
Previews
4
Performances
72
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Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Nov 14, 1968
Close Date: Feb 15, 1969
Closed Flag: n
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
This production played in repertory with
King Lear
Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Nov 14, 1968 - Feb 15, 1969)
Setting
A backwater town in England. Autumn in the 1580's.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Lincoln Center Theater
Produced by
Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Jules Irving)
Written by
William Gibson
; Incidental music by
Richard Peaslee
Directed by
Gene Frankel
Scenic Design by
David Hays
; Costume Design by
Patricia Quinn Stuart
; Lighting Design by
John Gleason
; Assistant to Mr. Hays:
Doug Schmidt
; Assistant to Mr. Gleason:
Spencer Mosse
Production Stage Manager:
Ronald Schaeffer
; Stage Manager:
Frank Bayer
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Barnett Epstein
and
Martin Herzer
Properties:
Fred Nihda
; Sound Effects by
Gary Harris
Assistant to the Director:
Linda Gerber
; Vocal Coach:
Roland Gagnon
and
Herbert Kaplan
Ruth Attaway
Townsperson
Joseph Attles
Townsperson
René Auberjonois
Ned
Anne Bancroft
Anne
Gerry Black
Pope
Samual Blue, Jr.
Townsperson
Virgilia Chew
Townsperson
James Cook
Townsperson
Jerome Dempsey
Hodges
Michael Egan
Fulk
Patricia Elliott
Townsperson
Stephen Elliott
Sir Thomas
Brendan Fay
Berry
Ray Fry
Richards
Leslie Graves
Townsperson
Mervyn Haines
Townsperson
Douglas Hayle
Townsperson
Frank Langella
Will
Rosetta LeNoire
Meg
Robert Levine
Townsperson
Don McHenry
Old John
Judith Mihalyi
Townsperson
Robert Molock
Townsperson
Bill Moor
Sandells
William Myers
Townsperson
Jackie Paris
Susanna
Robert Phalen
Townsperson
Paul Rudd
Townsperson
Tom Sawyer
Heming
Joseph Schroer
Townsperson
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Townsperson
Ray Stewart
Roche
Robert Symonds
Kemp
Kristoffer Tabori
Arthur
Barbette Tweed
Townsperson
Susan Tyrrell
Jenny
Ronald Weyand
Gilbert
Understudies:
Ruth Attaway
(Meg),
Frank Bayer
(Arthur),
James Cook
(Kemp),
Leslie Graves
(Susanna),
Douglas Hayle
(Heming),
Robert Levine
(Richards, Gilbert, Berry),
Marilyn Lightstone
(Anne),
Robert Molock
(Pope),
William Myers
(Hodges, Roche, Old John),
Robert Phalen
(Will),
Robert Stattel
(Sandells),
Barbette Tweed
(Jenny) and
Ronald Weyand
(Fulk)
Awards
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Performance
1969 Winner
Frank Langella
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Lincoln Center Theater
Produced by
Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center (under the direction of Jules Irving)
Written by
William Gibson
; Incidental music by
Richard Peaslee
Directed by
Gene Frankel
Scenic Design by
David Hays
; Costume Design by
Patricia Quinn Stuart
; Lighting Design by
John Gleason
; Assistant to Mr. Hays:
Doug Schmidt
; Assistant to Mr. Gleason:
Spencer Mosse
Production Stage Manager:
Ronald Schaeffer
; Stage Manager:
Frank Bayer
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Barnett Epstein
and
Martin Herzer
Properties:
Fred Nihda
; Sound Effects by
Gary Harris
Assistant to the Director:
Linda Gerber
; Vocal Coach:
Roland Gagnon
and
Herbert Kaplan
Ruth Attaway
Townsperson
Joseph Attles
Townsperson
René Auberjonois
Ned
Anne Bancroft
Anne
Gerry Black
Pope
Samual Blue, Jr.
Townsperson
Virgilia Chew
Townsperson
James Cook
Townsperson
Jerome Dempsey
Hodges
Michael Egan
Fulk
Patricia Elliott
Townsperson
Stephen Elliott
Sir Thomas
Brendan Fay
Berry
Ray Fry
Richards
Leslie Graves
Townsperson
Mervyn Haines
Townsperson
Douglas Hayle
Townsperson
Frank Langella
Will
Rosetta LeNoire
Meg
Robert Levine
Townsperson
Don McHenry
Old John
Judith Mihalyi
Townsperson
Robert Molock
Townsperson
Bill Moor
Sandells
William Myers
Townsperson
Jackie Paris
Susanna
Robert Phalen
Townsperson
Paul Rudd
Townsperson
Tom Sawyer
Heming
Joseph Schroer
Townsperson
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Townsperson
Ray Stewart
Roche
Robert Symonds
Kemp
Kristoffer Tabori
Arthur
Barbette Tweed
Townsperson
Susan Tyrrell
Jenny
Ronald Weyand
Gilbert
Understudies:
Ruth Attaway
(Meg),
Frank Bayer
(Arthur),
James Cook
(Kemp),
Leslie Graves
(Susanna),
Douglas Hayle
(Heming),
Robert Levine
(Richards, Gilbert, Berry),
Marilyn Lightstone
(Anne),
Robert Molock
(Pope),
William Myers
(Hodges, Roche, Old John),
Robert Phalen
(Will),
Robert Stattel
(Sandells),
Barbette Tweed
(Jenny) and
Ronald Weyand
(Fulk)
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Performance
1969 Winner
Frank Langella
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