PlayDramaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
May 18, 1977
Closing Date
Jun 19, 1977
1st Preview
Apr 29, 1977
1st Preview
Apr 29, 1977
Previews
14
Performances
39
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(May 18, 1977 - Jun 19, 1977)
Setting
Argos, the palace of Agamemnon.
Comments
Moved to the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park from July 28 - August 28, 1977 for the Shakespeare in the Park festival. The role of Watchman/Herald was played interchangeably by members of the chorus.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Produced by Joseph Papp; Associate Producer: Bernard Gersten
Originally produced by The New York Shakespeare Festival (Joseph Papp, Producer)
Written by Aeschylus; Using fragments of the original Greek and the translation by Edith Hamilton; Music composed by Elizabeth Swados
Conceived by Andrei Serban and Elizabeth Swados; Directed by Andrei Serban
Scenic Design by Douglas W. Schmidt; Costume Design by Santo Loquasto; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton; Assistant to Mr. Schmidt: Woods Mackintosh; Assistant to Mr. Loquasto: Hilary Rosenfeld and Tom McKinley; Assistant to Miss Tipton: Tom Rowe
NYSF General Manager: Robert Kamlot; Managerial Assistant: Roger Gindi
NYSF Production Manager: Andrew Mihok; Production Stage Manager: Julia Gillett; Stage Manager: Richard Jakiel; NYSF Production Supervisor: Jason Steven Cohen; NYSF Technical Director: Mervyn Haines, Jr.
Woodwinds: Richard Centalonza; Flute: Dan Erkkila; Percussion: William Ruyle and Andrew Schloss
NYSF General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; NYSF Casting: Rosemarie Tichler; NYSF Director of Play Development: Gail Merrifield; Assistant to the Director: Maude Dinand; NYSF at Lincoln Center Press Representative: Faith Geer; Graphics Design: Susan Frank; Poster Design by Paul Davis; Photographer: George E. Joseph; Advertising: Case & McGrath
Stuart Baker-Bergen
Chorus
Suzanne Collins
Chorus
Gretel Cummings
Chorus
Jerry Cunliffe
Chorus
Jon DeVries
Chorus
Helena D. Garcia
Chorus
Natalie Gray
Chorus
Kathleen Harris
Chorus
C. S. Hayward
Chorus
Rodney Hudson
Chorus
Onni Johnson
Chorus
Paul Kreppel
Chorus
Diane Lane
Iphigenia
Paula Larke
Chorus
Roger Lawson
Chorus
Esther Levy
Chorus
Mimi Locadio
Chorus
Tom Matsusaka
Chorus
Valois Mickens
Chorus
Joseph Neal
Chorus
William Parry
Chorus
Justin Rashid
Chorus
Peter Schlosser
Chorus
Priscilla Smith
Clytemnestra
 
Cassandra
Jai Oscar St. John
Chorus
Eron Tabor
Chorus
George Voskovec
Chorus Leader
John Watson
Chorus
Beverly Wideman
Chorus
Jamil Zakkai
Replaced John Cazale after the first preview
Agamemnon
Apr 30, 1977 - Jun 19, 1977
 
Aegisthus
Apr 30, 1977 - Jun 19, 1977
Standby: Natalie Gray (Clytemnestra) and Valois Mickens (Cassandra)
Understudy: George Touliatos (Chorus Leader)

Vivian Beaumont Theater (May 18, 1977 - Jun 19, 1977)

Cast

John Cazale
Took ill after the first preview and withdrew from the production
Agamemnon
Apr 29, 1977 - Apr 29, 1977
Was replaced in previews
 
Aegisthus
Apr 29, 1977 - Apr 29, 1977
Was replaced in previews
Patrick Ennis-Burke
Chorus
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