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Choephori
Broadway
One Act
Original
Choephori
Broadway
One Act
Original
Billy Rose Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (30)
Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Len Cariou
Orestes
(Original)
Robin Gammell
Electra
(Original)
Charles Keating
Pylades
(Original)
Robert Pastene
Aegisthus
(Original)
Richard Ramos
Cilissa
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Don Barshay
Chorus
(Original)
Fran Bennett
Chorus Leader
(Original)
Helen Carey
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Cottrell
Chorus
(Original)
Nicholas DeJoria
Chorus
(Original)
Larry Ferguson
Chorus
(Original)
Allen Hamilton
Chorus
(Original)
Servant
(Original)
Helen Harrelson
Chorus
(Original)
Roberta Maxwell
Chorus
(Original)
Lauri Peters
Chorus
(Original)
John Ramsey
Chorus
(Original)
Tony Swartz
Chorus
(Original)
Granville Van Dusen
Chorus
(Original)
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Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Len Cariou
Orestes
(Original)
Robin Gammell
Electra
(Original)
Charles Keating
Pylades
(Original)
Robert Pastene
Aegisthus
(Original)
Richard Ramos
Cilissa
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Don Barshay
Chorus
(Original)
Fran Bennett
Chorus Leader
(Original)
Helen Carey
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Cottrell
Chorus
(Original)
Nicholas DeJoria
Chorus
(Original)
Larry Ferguson
Chorus
(Original)
Allen Hamilton
Chorus
(Original)
Servant
(Original)
Helen Harrelson
Chorus
(Original)
Roberta Maxwell
Chorus
(Original)
Lauri Peters
Chorus
(Original)
John Ramsey
Chorus
(Original)
Tony Swartz
Chorus
(Original)
Granville Van Dusen
Chorus
(Original)
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Aeschylus
Based on "The Oresteia" by
John Lewin
Book Adaptation
Tyrone Guthrie
Director
John T. Jensen, Jr.
Design Associate
Dominick Argento
Incidental Music
Carolyn Parker
Mask Design
Milt Commons
Stage Manager
Fran Bennett
Assistant to the Director
Arthur Cantor
Press Representative
Stanley Gaither
Press Representative
Susan L. Schulman
Press Representative
Minnesota Theater Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
17
1968
Closing Date
Jan
5
1969
Performances
20
as of Jan 03, 2026
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