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The House of Atreus
The Bringers of Offerings
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 17, 1968
Closing Date
Jan 05, 1969
Performances
20
Play
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
This production was composed of the following shows:
Choephori
,
Eumenides
,
Agamemnon
This production played in repertory with
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Theatres
Billy Rose Theatre
(Dec 17, 1968 - Jan 05, 1969)
People
Choephori
Category:
Play, Original, Broadway
Setting:
Argos, the tomb of Agamemnon and the palace.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Minnesota Theater Company
Based on "The Oresteia" of
Aeschylus
; Book adapted by
John Lewin
; Incidental music by
Dominick Argento
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
Mask Design by
Carolyn Parker
; Design Associate:
John Jensen
Stage Manager:
Milt Commons
Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
,
Stanley Gaither
and
Susan L. Schulman
; Assistant to the Director:
Fran Bennett
Don Barshay
Chorus
Fran Bennett
Chorus Leader
Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra
Helen Carey
Chorus
Len Cariou
Orestes
Richard Cottrell
Chorus
Nicholas DeJoria
Chorus
Larry Ferguson
Chorus
Robin Gammell
Electra
Allen Hamilton
Servant
Chorus
Helen Harrelson
Chorus
Charles Keating
Pylades
Roberta Maxwell
Chorus
Robert Pastene
Aegisthus
Lauri Peters
Chorus
Richard Ramos
Cilissa
Chorus
John Ramsey
Chorus
Tony Swartz
Chorus
Granville Van Dusen
Chorus
Eumenides
Category:
Play, Original, Broadway
Setting:
Delphi, the shrine of Apollo; Athens, the shrine of Pallas Athene.
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Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Minnesota Theater Company
Based on "The Oresteia" of
Aeschylus
; Book adapted by
John Lewin
; Incidental music by
Dominick Argento
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
Mask Design by
Carolyn Parker
; Design Associate:
John Jensen
Stage Manager:
Milt Commons
Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
,
Stanley Gaither
and
Susan L. Schulman
; Assistant to the Director:
Fran Bennett
James Alexander
Hermes
Don Barshay
Priest
Emery Battis
Chorus
Fran Bennett
Chorus
Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra's Ghost
Athena
Helen Carey
Chorus
Len Cariou
Orestes
Richard Cottrell
Priest
Jon Cranney
Priestess
Juryman
Nicholas DeJoria
Priest
Larry Ferguson
Juryman
Katherine Ferrand
Priest
Katherine Garnett
Chorus
Ron Glass
Chorus
Carol Gustafson
Singer
Allen Hamilton
Juryman
Helen Harrelson
Singer
Charles Keating
Juryman
James J. Lawless
Chorus Leader
Roberta Maxwell
Chorus
Michael Moriarty
Chorus
Robert Pastene
Juryman
Lauri Peters
Singer
Alek Primrose
Chorus
Richard Ramos
Chorus
John Ramsey
Juryman
Nancy Reardon
Singer
Lee Richardson
Apollo
Michael Sevareid
Juryman
Tony Swartz
Juryman
Granville Van Dusen
Singer
Agamemnon
Category:
Play, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting:
Argos, the palace of Agamemnon.
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Minnesota Theater Company
Based on "The Oresteia" of
Aeschylus
; Book adapted by
John Lewin
; Incidental music by
Dominick Argento
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
Scenic Design by
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
; Mask Design by
Carolyn Parker
; Design Associate:
John Jensen
Stage Manager:
Milt Commons
Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
,
Stanley Gaither
and
Susan L. Schulman
; Assistant to the Director:
Fran Bennett
James Alexander
Chorus
Paul Ballantyne
Chorus Leader
Don Barshay
Soldier
Emery Battis
Soldier
Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra
Helen Carey
Handmaiden
Richard Cottrell
Soldier
Jon Cranney
Soldier
Nicholas DeJoria
Soldier
Larry Ferguson
Soldier
Katherine Ferrand
Chorus
Robin Gammell
Cassandra
Katherine Garnett
Handmaiden
Ron Glass
Chorus
Carol Gustafson
Chorus
Allen Hamilton
Chorus
Helen Harrelson
Chorus
Charles Keating
Chorus
James J. Lawless
Chorus
Roberta Maxwell
Handmaiden
Michael Moriarty
Chorus
Robert Pastene
Aegisthus
Lauri Peters
Handmaiden
Alek Primrose
Chorus
Richard Ramos
Soldier
Nancy Reardon
Chorus
Lee Richardson
Watchman
Agamemnon
Michael Sevareid
Chorus
Tony Swartz
Soldier
Granville Van Dusen
Soldier
Awards
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Costume Design
1969 Winner
Scenic Design by
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
People
Awards
Choephori
Category:
Play, Original, Broadway
Setting:
Argos, the tomb of Agamemnon and the palace.
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Minnesota Theater Company
Based on "The Oresteia" of
Aeschylus
; Book adapted by
John Lewin
; Incidental music by
Dominick Argento
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
Mask Design by
Carolyn Parker
; Design Associate:
John Jensen
Stage Manager:
Milt Commons
Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
,
Stanley Gaither
and
Susan L. Schulman
; Assistant to the Director:
Fran Bennett
Don Barshay
Chorus
Fran Bennett
Chorus Leader
Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra
Helen Carey
Chorus
Len Cariou
Orestes
Richard Cottrell
Chorus
Nicholas DeJoria
Chorus
Larry Ferguson
Chorus
Robin Gammell
Electra
Allen Hamilton
Servant
Chorus
Helen Harrelson
Chorus
Charles Keating
Pylades
Roberta Maxwell
Chorus
Robert Pastene
Aegisthus
Lauri Peters
Chorus
Richard Ramos
Cilissa
Chorus
John Ramsey
Chorus
Tony Swartz
Chorus
Granville Van Dusen
Chorus
Eumenides
Category:
Play, Original, Broadway
Setting:
Delphi, the shrine of Apollo; Athens, the shrine of Pallas Athene.
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Minnesota Theater Company
Based on "The Oresteia" of
Aeschylus
; Book adapted by
John Lewin
; Incidental music by
Dominick Argento
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
Mask Design by
Carolyn Parker
; Design Associate:
John Jensen
Stage Manager:
Milt Commons
Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
,
Stanley Gaither
and
Susan L. Schulman
; Assistant to the Director:
Fran Bennett
James Alexander
Hermes
Don Barshay
Priest
Emery Battis
Chorus
Fran Bennett
Chorus
Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra's Ghost
Athena
Helen Carey
Chorus
Len Cariou
Orestes
Richard Cottrell
Priest
Jon Cranney
Priestess
Juryman
Nicholas DeJoria
Priest
Larry Ferguson
Juryman
Katherine Ferrand
Priest
Katherine Garnett
Chorus
Ron Glass
Chorus
Carol Gustafson
Singer
Allen Hamilton
Juryman
Helen Harrelson
Singer
Charles Keating
Juryman
James J. Lawless
Chorus Leader
Roberta Maxwell
Chorus
Michael Moriarty
Chorus
Robert Pastene
Juryman
Lauri Peters
Singer
Alek Primrose
Chorus
Richard Ramos
Chorus
John Ramsey
Juryman
Nancy Reardon
Singer
Lee Richardson
Apollo
Michael Sevareid
Juryman
Tony Swartz
Juryman
Granville Van Dusen
Singer
Agamemnon
Category:
Play, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting:
Argos, the palace of Agamemnon.
chevron_left
Hide List
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Minnesota Theater Company
Based on "The Oresteia" of
Aeschylus
; Book adapted by
John Lewin
; Incidental music by
Dominick Argento
Directed by
Tyrone Guthrie
Scenic Design by
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
; Mask Design by
Carolyn Parker
; Design Associate:
John Jensen
Stage Manager:
Milt Commons
Press Representative:
Arthur Cantor
,
Stanley Gaither
and
Susan L. Schulman
; Assistant to the Director:
Fran Bennett
James Alexander
Chorus
Paul Ballantyne
Chorus Leader
Don Barshay
Soldier
Emery Battis
Soldier
Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra
Helen Carey
Handmaiden
Richard Cottrell
Soldier
Jon Cranney
Soldier
Nicholas DeJoria
Soldier
Larry Ferguson
Soldier
Katherine Ferrand
Chorus
Robin Gammell
Cassandra
Katherine Garnett
Handmaiden
Ron Glass
Chorus
Carol Gustafson
Chorus
Allen Hamilton
Chorus
Helen Harrelson
Chorus
Charles Keating
Chorus
James J. Lawless
Chorus
Roberta Maxwell
Handmaiden
Michael Moriarty
Chorus
Robert Pastene
Aegisthus
Lauri Peters
Handmaiden
Alek Primrose
Chorus
Richard Ramos
Soldier
Nancy Reardon
Chorus
Lee Richardson
Watchman
Agamemnon
Michael Sevareid
Chorus
Tony Swartz
Soldier
Granville Van Dusen
Soldier
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Costume Design
1969 Winner
Scenic Design by
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
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