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The National Health   

 
Circle in the Square Theatre , (10/10/1974 - 11/24/1974)
First Preview:Sep 20, 1974 Total Previews:23
Opening Date:Oct 10, 1974   
Closing Date:Nov 24, 1974 Total Performances:53

Category: Play, Satire, Original
Setting: The present. The men's ward of a British hospital.


Production Staff
Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Written by Peter Nichols; Original music by Terrence Sherman
Directed by Arvin Brown
Scenic Design by Virginia Dancy Webb; Costume Design by Whitney Blausen; Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
Company Manager: William Conn
Production Stage Manager: Anne Keefe; Resident Stage Manager: Randall Brooks
Dialect Coach: Elizabeth Smith; General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; Press Representative: Leo Stern; Photographer: Martha Swope; Advertising: Don Josephson and Blaine-Thompson
Cast
Emery Battis Mackie
Louis Beachner Flagg
John Braden Loach
Shirley Bryan Dr. Bird
Carlos Carrasco Nurses and Orderlies
Veronica Castang Sister McPhee
Olivia Cole Nurse Lake
David Derosa Nurses and Orderlies
Joyce Ebert Matron
Mary Fogarty Woman
Leonard Frey Barnet
Sean G. Griffin Neil
David H. Leary Chaplain
Suzanne Lederer Nurse Sweet
Richard McKenzie Dr. Boyd
Stephen Mendillo Tyler
Rita Moreno Staff Nurse Norton
Alice Nagel Nurses and Orderlies
Paul Rudd Ken
William Swetland Rees
George Taylor Foster
Tazewell Thompson West Indian Student
Richard Venture Ash
Christina Whitmore Nurses and Orderlies
1975 Tony Award® Best Play
 Written by Peter Nichols; Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director) [nominee]
1975 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Play
 Leonard Frey [nominee]
1975 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Play
 Arvin Brown [nominee]
1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
 Louis Beachner [nominee]
1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play (Foreign)
 Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director); Written by Peter Nichols [nominee]