1980 – 1981
MAINSTAGE
AMERICAN BUFFALO
TRANSFERRED TO NEW YORK
By David Mamet
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
WAITING FOR GODOT
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Donald Howarth
Set Design by Donald Howarth
Costume Design by Donald Howarth
Lighting Design by Jamie Gallagher
THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
By James M. Barrie
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Steven Rubin
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
ROMEO AND JULIET
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Barry Davis
Set Design by David Gropman
Costume Design by J. Allen Highfill
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
Composer Thomas Fay
BODIES
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By James Saunders
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Karl Eigsti
Costume Design by Rachel Kurland
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
A LIFE
By Hugh Leonard
Directed by Bill Ludel
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
STAGE II
SOLOMON’S CHILD
WORLD PREMIERE, TRANSFERRED TO NEW YORK
By Tom Dulack
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
CLOSE TIES
By Elizabeth Diggs
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
PLAYREADINGS
TOTAL RECALL
By Martin Halpern
SPLENDID REBELS
By Ernest Joselovitz
JOHNNY BULL
By Kathleen Betsko
DEROS ON THE FUNNY FARM
By Michael Shannon
ALTERATIONS
By Leigh Curran
TEN CENTS ON THE DOLLAR
By Elizabeth Karp
NATIONAL TOUR PRODUCTIONS
THE LION IN WINTER
By James Goldman
PRIVATE LIVES
By Noel Coward
1981 – 1982
MAINSTAGE
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG
By Peter Nichols
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
TRANSFERRED TO NEW YORK
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
1983 Tony Award nominations: Best Reproduction, Best Actor – Tony Lo Bianco
THE WORKROOM (L’ATELIER)
By Jean-Claude Grumberg
Translated by Tom Kempinski
Directed by Nancy Meckler
Set Design by David Jenkins
Costume Design by Carol Oditz
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
THE DOCTOR’S DILEMMA
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Steven Rubin
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
ETHAN FROME
By Edith Wharton
Adapted by O. Davis/D. Davis
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Rachel Kurland
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
THE FRONT PAGE
By Hecht and MacArthur
Directed by Harris Yulin
Set Design by John Jensen
Costume Design by Ann Roth
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
MOLLY
By Simon Gray
Directed by Stephen Hollis
Set Design by Andrew Jackness
Costume Design by Jane Greenwood
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
STAGE II
THIS STORY OF YOURS
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By John Hopkins
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Geoffrey T. Cunningham
LAKEBOAT
By David Mamet
Directed by John Dillon
Set Design by Laura Maurer
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Jamie Gallagher
THE CARMONE BROTHERS ITALIAN FOOD PRODUCTS CORPORATION’S ANNUAL PASTA PAGEANT
WORLD PREMIERE
By Tom Griffin
Directed by William Ludel
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Linda Fisher
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
1982 – 1983
MAINSTAGE
OPEN ADMISSIONS
WORLD PREMIERE
By Shirley Lauro
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by A. Roth/G. Jones
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
HOLIDAY
By Philip Barry
Directed by John Pasquin
Set Design by Steven Rubin
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
ANOTHER COUNTRY
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Julian Mitchell
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
THE GUARDSMAN
By Ferenc Molnar
Adapted by Colbron and Bartsch
Directed by Harris Yulin
Set Design by John Conklin
Costume Design by Jane Greenwood
Lighting Design by Jamie Gallagher
PAL JOEY
Book by John O’Hara
Composer Richard Rodgers
Lyricist Lorenz Hart
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by John Conklin
Costume Design by Robert Wojewodski
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
Conductor Tom Fay
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
By Anton Chekhov
Adapted by Jean-Claude van Itallie
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by John Jensen
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
Composer Thomas Fay
STAGE II
2 BY A.M. (ELEGY FOR A LADY & SOME KIND OF LOVE STORY)
WORLD PREMIERE
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Arthur Miller
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
Composer Stanley Silverman
QUARTERMAINE’S TERMS
AMERICAN PREMIERE, TRANSFERRED TO NEW YORK
By Simon Gray
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by David Jenkins
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
Obie Award for Ensemble Performance
LADY AND THE CLARINET
TRANSFERRED TO NEW YORK
By Michael Cristofer
Directed by Gordon Davidson
Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan
Costume Design by Jane Greenwood
Lighting Design by Paul Gallo
Composer Stanley Silverman
FREE AND CLEAR
WORLD PREMIERE
By Robert Anderson
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Karl Eigsti
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
1983 – 1984
MAINSTAGE
THE HOSTAGE
By Brendan Behan
Directed by Joseph Maher
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
Conductor Deborah Lapidus
ACCENT ON YOUTH
By Samson Raphaelson
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by David Jenkins
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
Composer Tom Fay
REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT
WORLD PREMIERE, TRANSFERRED TO NEW YORK
By Rod Serling
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
Composer Thomas Fay
HOMESTEADERS
By Nina Shengold
Directed by John Pasquin
Set Design by Michael Yeargan
Costume Design by Linda Fisher
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
THE BATHERS
WORLD PREMIERE
By Victor Steinbach
Directed by Steven Robman
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Natasha Landau
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
UNDER THE ILEX
By Clyde Talmage
Directed by Charles Nelson Reilly
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Noel Taylor
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
Composer David Fox
STAGE II
NOT QUITE JERUSALEM
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Paul Kember
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by Andrew Jackness
Costume Design by William Ivey Long
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
SHIVAREE
By William Mastrosimone
Directed by Daniel Sullivan
Set Design by Robert Dahlstrom
Costume Design by Sally Richardson
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
1984 – 1985
MAINSTAGE
TOBACCO ROAD
By Jack Kirkland
From the novel by Erskine Caldwell
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Michael Yeargan
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
OLIVER OLIVER
By Paul Osborn
Directed by Vivian Matalon
Set Design by Tom Schwinn
Costume Design by Linda Fisher
Lighting Design by John Hastings
THE COMMON PURSUIT
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Simon Gray
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by David Jenkins
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Edward Gilbert
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
ALBERT HERRING
By Benjamin Britten
Adapted from short story by Guy de Maupassant
Composer Benjamin Britten
Lyricist Eric Crozier
Vocal Score by Henry Boys
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Michael Yeargan
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
Conductor Murry Sidlin
STAGE II
RAINSNAKES
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Per Olov Enquist
Translated by Harry G. Carlson
Directed by Jose Quintero
Set Design by John Lee Beatty
Costume Design by Jane Greenwood
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
BLUE WINDOW
By Craig Lucas
Directed by Norman Rene
Set Design by Loy Arcenas
Costume Design by Walker Hicklin
Lighting Design by Debra J. Kletter
BULLIE’S HOUSE
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Thomas Keneally with Irvin S. Bauer
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
PLAYREADINGS
MARTIN NIGHT
By Joshua Goldstein
BROTHERS
By Samuel Shem
CATHERINE
By Tom Dulack
SUNSET DESIRE
By Cleo Neiman
GARDENS OF LIGHT
By Jim Macak
A SOLO FOR TWO VOICES
By Thomas Delaney