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Brief Lives
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Brief Lives Playbill - Oct 1974
Brief Lives
Broadway
Original
Booth Theatre
222 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Patrick Garland
People (12)
Roy Dotrice
John Aubrey
(Original)
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Roy Dotrice
John Aubrey
(Original)
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Patrick Garland
Writer
Director
John Aubrey
Adapted From Works
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Scenic Design
Neil Peter Jampolis
Scenery Supervisor
Wally Peterson
Stage Manager
C. Edwin Knill
General Manager
Virginia Snow
Company Manager
Jean Dalrymple
Press Representative
Paul Elliott
Producer
Ellen Brandt
Producer
David Lonn
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
15
1974
Opening Date
Oct
16
1974
Closing Date
Nov
30
1974
Previews
1
Performances
54
as of Jan 30, 2026
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1975
Outstanding Actor in a Play
Roy Dotrice
Nominee
1975
Outstanding Set Design
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Nominee
1975
Outstanding Lighting Design
Julia Trevelyan Oman
Nominee
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