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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Tour
Opening Date
Jan 06, 1969
Closing Date
Jun 07, 1969
Play
Comedy
Original
National Tour
Open Date: Jan 06, 1969
Close Date: Jun 07, 1969
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Setting
Within and around the action of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
and
The National Theatre of Great Britain
; Associate Producer:
Samuel Liff
Written by
Tom Stoppard
; Music by
Marc Wilkinson
Directed by
Derek Goldby
; Associate Director:
Claude Chagrin
Scenic Design by
Desmond Heeley
; Costume Design by
Desmond Heeley
; Lighting Design by
Richard Pilbrow
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Harold Kusell
Production Stage Manager:
Pat Tolson
; Stage Manager:
James Doolan
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joe Hill
Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
,
Lee Solters
and
Paul G. Anglim
George Backman
Guildenstern
W.B. Brydon
The Player
Brian Murray
Rosencrantz
Walter Beery
Soldier
Jody Berke
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Tobi Brydon
Gertrude
Bonnie Cousins
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
W.P. Dremak
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Neil Fleckman
A Spy
Tragedian
Joe Hill
Ambassador
Roger Kemp
The King
Tragedian, aka "The Player King"
James Laurence
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Barbara Lester
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Garry Mitchell
Claudius
Douglas Norwick
Alfred
Tragedian
Richard Novello
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
David Patch
A Spy
Tragedian
Joann Rose
Ophelia
W.B. Ross
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Gastone Rossilli
Hamlet
Nick Savian
Polonius
Rehn Scofield
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Robert Shea
The Poisoner
Tragedian
Richard Sterne
Horatio
Understudies:
Walter Beery
(The King),
Jody Berke
(Alfred),
Bonnie Cousins
(Ophelia),
W.P. Dremak
(Polonius),
Joe Hill
(Claudius),
Roger Kemp
(Rosencrantz),
Barbara Lester
(Gertrude),
Garry Mitchell
(The Player),
Richard Novello
(A Spy),
W.B. Ross
(Horatio),
Rehn Scofield
(A Spy) and
Richard Sterne
(Hamlet, Guildenstern)
Tour Stops
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City and State
Jun 03, 1969 - Jun 07, 1969
Hanna Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Apr 29, 1969 - Jun 01, 1969
CIBC Theatre
Chicago, IL
Mar 11, 1969 - Apr 27, 1969
Ahmanson Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 04, 1969 - Mar 09, 1969
Roberts Orpheum
St. Louis, MO
Feb 25, 1969 - Mar 02, 1969
Clowes Memorial Hall
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18, 1969 - Feb 23, 1969
Shubert Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 03, 1969 - Feb 16, 1969
Shubert Theatre at the Boch Center
Boston, MA
Jan 21, 1969 - Feb 01, 1969
Miller Theater
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 06, 1969 - Jan 19, 1969
Meridian Hall
Toronto, ON
People
Tour Stops
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
David Merrick Arts Foundation
and
The National Theatre of Great Britain
; Associate Producer:
Samuel Liff
Written by
Tom Stoppard
; Music by
Marc Wilkinson
Directed by
Derek Goldby
; Associate Director:
Claude Chagrin
Scenic Design by
Desmond Heeley
; Costume Design by
Desmond Heeley
; Lighting Design by
Richard Pilbrow
General Manager:
Jack Schlissel
; Company Manager:
Harold Kusell
Production Stage Manager:
Pat Tolson
; Stage Manager:
James Doolan
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Joe Hill
Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
,
Lee Solters
and
Paul G. Anglim
George Backman
Guildenstern
W.B. Brydon
The Player
Brian Murray
Rosencrantz
Walter Beery
Soldier
Jody Berke
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Tobi Brydon
Gertrude
Bonnie Cousins
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
W.P. Dremak
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Neil Fleckman
A Spy
Tragedian
Joe Hill
Ambassador
Roger Kemp
The King
Tragedian, aka "The Player King"
James Laurence
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Barbara Lester
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Garry Mitchell
Claudius
Douglas Norwick
Alfred
Tragedian
Richard Novello
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
David Patch
A Spy
Tragedian
Joann Rose
Ophelia
W.B. Ross
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Gastone Rossilli
Hamlet
Nick Savian
Polonius
Rehn Scofield
Courtier, Ambassador, Soldier, Attendant
Robert Shea
The Poisoner
Tragedian
Richard Sterne
Horatio
Understudies:
Walter Beery
(The King),
Jody Berke
(Alfred),
Bonnie Cousins
(Ophelia),
W.P. Dremak
(Polonius),
Joe Hill
(Claudius),
Roger Kemp
(Rosencrantz),
Barbara Lester
(Gertrude),
Garry Mitchell
(The Player),
Richard Novello
(A Spy),
W.B. Ross
(Horatio),
Rehn Scofield
(A Spy) and
Richard Sterne
(Hamlet, Guildenstern)
Past
Filter by:
City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Jun 03, 1969 - Jun 07, 1969
Hanna Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Apr 29, 1969 - Jun 01, 1969
CIBC Theatre
Chicago, IL
Mar 11, 1969 - Apr 27, 1969
Ahmanson Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 04, 1969 - Mar 09, 1969
Roberts Orpheum
St. Louis, MO
Feb 25, 1969 - Mar 02, 1969
Clowes Memorial Hall
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18, 1969 - Feb 23, 1969
Shubert Theatre
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 03, 1969 - Feb 16, 1969
Shubert Theatre at the Boch Center
Boston, MA
Jan 21, 1969 - Feb 01, 1969
Miller Theater
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 06, 1969 - Jan 19, 1969
Meridian Hall
Toronto, ON
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