1985 – 1986
MAINSTAGE
PARIS BOUND
By Philip Barry
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by Steven Rubin
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
Composer Thomas Fay
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By David Pownall
Based on the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by John Conklin
Costume Design by Dunya Ramicova
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
THE NORMAL HEART
By Larry Kramer
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by D. Martyn Bookwalter
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Nikos Psacharopoulos
Set Design by Andrew Jackness
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
LOST IN THE STARS
By Anderson and Weill
Based on the novel CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY by Alan Paton
Composer Kurt Weill
Lyricist Maxwell Anderson
Conductor Tom Fay
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Michael Yeargan
Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
STAGE II
CRYSTAL CLEAR
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Phil Young
Directed by Phil Young
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Linda Fisher
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
FUGUE
WORLD PREMIERE
By Leonora Thuna
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by David Jenkins
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
WORKSHOPS
Unit Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
A GRAND ROMANCE
By David Wiltse
Directed by Josephine R. Abady
MARTIN NIGHT
By Joshua Goldstein
Directed by Steven Robman
BRIGHT WINGS
By Tom Dulack
Directed by Dan Bonnell
SUNDAY’S CHILD
By Loren-Paul Caplin
Directed by Amy Saltz
PLAYREADINGS
THE DOWNTOWN GUN CLUB
by Paavo Tammi
ANOTHER ANTIGONE
by A.R. Gurney Jr.
CARRYING SCHOOL CHILDREN
by Thomas Babe
ADVENTURES IN THE SKIN TRADE
Adapted by John Tillinger
and James Hammerstein
From the novel by Dylan Thomas
Music by Thomas Fay
WENCESLAS SQUARE
by Larry Shue
THE TRAVELLING SQUIRREL
by Robert Lord
WHEN IT’S OVER
by Geraldine Sherman
and Eduardo Machado
MEN IN THE KITCHEN
by Loren-Paul Caplin
1986 – 1987
MAINSTAGE
ALL MY SONS
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
1987 Tony Award for Best Revival
1987 Tony Award nominations: Best Actor – Richard Kiley; Best Supporting Actor – Jamey Sheridan
1987 Outer Critic’s Circle Award for Best Revival
CAMILLE
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Pam Gems
Adapted from the classic by Alexandre Dumas
Directed by Ron Daniels
Set Design by Ming Cho Lee
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
SELF DEFENSE
WORLD PREMIERE, TRANSFERRED TO NEW YORK
By Joe Cacaci
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
DALLIANCE
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Tom Stoppard
Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s LIEBELEI
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by John Conklin
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
THE TENDER LAND
By Copland and Everett
Composer Aaron Copland
Lyricist Horace Everett
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
Conductor Murry Sidlin
STAGE II
PROGRESS
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Doug Lucie
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by David Jenkins
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
PAINTING CHURCHES
By Tina Howe
Directed by David Trainer
Set Design by James Noone
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Mimi Jordan Sherin
WORKSHOPS
Unit Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
DUSE DIED IN PITTSBURGH
By Paul Vincent
Directed by Josephine R. Abady
MEN IN THE KITCHEN
By Loren-Paul Caplin
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
THE TRAVELLING SQUIRREL
By Robert Lord
Directed by John Tillinger
WHEN IT’S OVER
By Machado and Sherman
Directed by Margaret Van Sant
PLAYREADINGS
By Christopher DavisSEPTEMBER POPE
By John Crabtree
MILTON
By Julia Ragir
NEXT OF KIN
By John HopkinsBOVVER BOYS
By Willy Holtzman
1987 – 1988
MAINSTAGE
THE DOWNSIDE
By Richard Dresser
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Loren Sherman
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
OUR TOWN
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
SCENES FROM AMERICAN LIFE
By A. R. Gurney
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by Steven Rubin
Costume Design by Bill Walker
Lighting Design by David F. Segal
FATHERS AND SONS
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By Brian Friel
Based on the novel by Ivan Turgenev
Directed by Austin Pendleton
Set Design by John Conklin
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
REGINA
By Marc Blitzstein
Based on THE LITTLE FOXES by Lillian Hellman
Composer Marc Blitzstein
Lyricist Marc Blitzstein
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
Conductor Murry Sidlin
STAGE II
LAUGHING STOCK (GOODBYE HOWARD, F.M., TENNESSEE)
By Romulus Linney
Directed by David Esbjornson
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Dunya Ramicova
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
FIGHTING CHANCE
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By N. J. Crisp
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser
Lighting Design by David F. Segal
WORKSHOPS
Unit Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
By Dennis McIntyre
Directed by Arvin Brown
RECLAIMED
By Judy GeBauer
Directed by Amy Saltz
REBEL ARMIES DEEP INTO CHAD
By Mark Lee
Directed by John Tillinger
UP ON THE ROOF
By S. Moore and J. Prowse
Directed by S. Moore and J. Prowse
PLAYREADINGS
BREAKING LEGS
By Tom Dulack
THIS SIDE UP
By Bill Persky
SOME SWEET DAY
By Nancy Fales Garrett
A DANCE LESSON
By David Wiltse
THE MAYOR’S LIMO
By Mark Nassar
FISK!
By George Hearn
Music & Lyrics by Thomas Fay
1988 – 1989
MAINSTAGE
DINNER AT EIGHT
By G. Kaufman & E. Ferber
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
NATIONAL ANTHEMS
By Dennis McIntyre
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
By J.B. Priestley
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by David F. Segal
SOME SWEET DAY
By Nancy Fales Garrett
Directed by Seret Scott
Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
THE HEIRESS
By Ruth & Augustus Goetz
Directed by Kenneth Frankel
Set Design by Loy Arcenas
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by David F. Segal
STAGE II
LOVE LETTERS
WORLD PREMIERE
By A.R. Gurney Jr.
Directed by John Tillinger
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
REBEL ARMIES DEEP INTO CHAD
WORLD PREMIERE
By Mark Lee
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by John Lee Beatty
Costume Design by Candice Donnelly
Lighting Design by Marc B. Weiss
WORKSHOPS
Unit Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
FORGIVING TYPHOID MARY
By Mark St. Germain
Directed by Michael Bloom
SONGS FROM DISTANT LANDS
By Corinne Jacker
Directed by Tina J. Ball
MINOR DEMONS
By Bruce Graham
Directed by Richard Harden
A DANCE LESSON
By David Wiltse
Directed by Gordon Edelstein
PLAYREADINGS
FOOD AND SHELTER
By Jane Anderson
THE DOWNSIDE RISK
By Bill Svanoe
BULLPEN
By Dennis Watlington
THE KENTUCKY CYCLE
By Robert Schenkkan
1989 – 1990
MAINSTAGE
A FLEA IN HER EAR
By Georges Feydeau
Translated by John Mortimer
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by John Lee Beatty
Costume Design by Jane Greenwood
Lighting Design by Marc B. Weiss
THE CRUCIBLE
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Arvin Brown
Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Ronald Wallace
RE:JOYCE!
AMERICAN PREMIERE
By James Roose-Evans & Maureen Lipman
Adapted from the works of Joyce Grenfell
Directed by Alan Strachan
Set Design by John Lee Beatty
Costume Design by Ben Frow
Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson
ANNA CHRISTIE
By Eugene O’Neill
Directed by Gordon Edelstein
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Arden Fingerhut
IS HE STILL DEAD
WORLD PREMIERE
By Donald Freed
Directed by Charles Nelson Reilly
Set Design by Marjorie Bradley Kellogg
Costume Design by Noel Taylor
Lighting Design by Marc B. Weiss
Music Design by David Fox
STAGE II
A DANCE LESSON
WORLD PREMIERE
By David Wiltse
Directed by Gordon Edelstein
Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
Costume Design by David Murin
Lighting Design by Pat Collins
THE LOVER
By Harold Pinter
THE RUFFIAN ON THE STAIR
By Joe Orton
(two 1-act plays)
Directed by John Tillinger
Set Design by James Noone
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Craig Miller
WORKSHOPS
Unit Set Design by Hugh Landwehr
ESTABLISHED PRICE
By Dennis McIntyre
Directed by Arvin Brown
THE GHOSTMAN
By Wendy Hammond
Directed by John Tillinger
A DARING BRIDE
By Allan Havis
Directed by Bill Foeller
THE SUBSTANCE OF FIRE
By Jon Robin Baitz
Directed by David Warren
PLAYREADINGS
AN AMERICAN TRIPTYCH
By Joyce Carol Oates
TURQUOISE DAWN
By Dennis Brown
OFFICE POLITICS
By David Wiltse
FREE
By Barbara Lindsay