PlayTragedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 02, 1980
Closing Date
Nov 23, 1980
1st Preview
Sep 14, 1980
1st Preview
Sep 14, 1980
Previews
20
Performances
61
PlayTragedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Circle in the Square Theatre
(Oct 02, 1980 - Nov 23, 1980)
Theatre Owned / Operated by Circle in the Square (under the direction of Theodore Mann and Paul Libin)
Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by Euripides; Translated by Michael Cacoyannis; Incidental music by Theodore Antoniou
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Scenic Design by John Conklin; Costume Design by John Conklin; Lighting Design by Pat Collins
Company Manager: William Conn
Production Stage Manager: Randall Brooks
Circle in the Square Public Relations Director: Merle Debuskey; Circle in the Square Press Representative: David Roggensack; Casting: Lynn Kressel
Irene Papas
Agave
Philip Bosco
Cadmus
Sheila Dabney
Chorus of Bacchae
Peter Efthymiou
Guard
Elaine Graham
Chorus of Bacchae
John Noah Hertzler
Pentheus
Ernestine Jackson
Chorus of Bacchae
Alfred Karl
Guard
Tom Klunis
Tiresias
Richard Kuss
Herdsman
Jodi Long
Chorus of Bacchae
Karen Ludwig
Chorus of Bacchae
Valois Mickens
Chorus of Bacchae
Paul Perri
Messenger
Christopher Rich
Dionysus
also referred to as Bacchus and Bromius
Socorro Santiago
Chorus of Bacchae
Catherine Lee Smith
Chorus of Bacchae
Gary Tacon
Guard
Michele-Denise Woods
Chorus of Bacchae
Standby: Karen Ludwig (Agave)
Understudies: Peter Efthymiou (Pentheus), Alfred Karl (Cadmus, Tiresias, Herdsman) and Gary Tacon (Dionysus, Messenger, Guard)
Season:
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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