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The Misanthrope   

 
Circle in the Square Theatre , (1/27/1983 - 3/27/1983)
First Preview:Jan 07, 1983 Total Previews:23
Opening Date:Jan 27, 1983   
Closing Date:Mar 27, 1983 Total Performances:69

Category: Play, Comedy, Revival, Broadway
Description: A comedy in five acts
Setting: Célimène's house in Paris.


Production Staff
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 Molière; Translated by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Stephen Porter
Scenic Design by Marjorie Bradley Kellogg; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by Richard Nelson; Wig Design by Peg Schierholz
Company Manager: William Conn
Production Stage Manager: Michael F. Ritchie; Stage Manager: A. Robert Scott
Circle in the Square Public Relations Director: Merle Debuskey; Circle in the Square Press Representative: David Roggensack; Casting: Lynn Kressel; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne
Cast
Brian Bedford Alceste
in love with Célimène
Mary Beth Hurt Célimène
Alceste's beloved
Carole Shelley Arsinoe
a friend of Célimène
Steve Hendrickson Guard of the Marshalsea
Munson Hicks Clitandre
Marquess
Duffy Hudson Basque
Célimène's servant
Mary Layne Eliante
Célimène's cousin
Stephen D. Newman Philinte
Alceste's friend
George Pentecost Acaste
Marquess
David Schramm Oronte
in love with Célimène
Stanley Tucci Dubois
Alceste's valet
Standby: Pamela Lewis (Arsinoe, Célimène, Eliante)
Understudies: Steve Hendrickson (Basque, Clitandre, Oronte, Philinte), Duffy Hudson (Dubois), A. Robert Scott (Guard of the Marshalsea) and Stanley Tucci (Acaste, Alceste)
1983 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
 Stephen D. Newman [nominee]
1983 Drama Desk Award Special Award
winnerRichard Wilbur [winner]