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One Act
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Eumenides
Broadway
One Act
Original
Billy Rose Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (42)
James Alexander
Hermes
(Original)
Douglas Campbell
Athena
(Original)
Clytemnestra's Ghost
(Original)
Len Cariou
Orestes
(Original)
Lee Richardson
Apollo
(Original)
Don Barshay
Priest
(Original)
Emery Battis
Chorus
(Original)
Fran Bennett
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Carey
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Cottrell
Priest
(Original)
Jon Cranney
Juryman
(Original)
Priestess
(Original)
Nicholas DeJoria
Priest
(Original)
Larry Ferguson
Juryman
(Original)
Katherine Ferrand
Priest
(Original)
Katherine Garnett
Chorus
(Original)
Ron Glass
Chorus
(Original)
Carol Gustafson
Singer
(Original)
Allen Hamilton
Juryman
(Original)
Helen Harrelson
Singer
(Original)
Charles Keating
Juryman
(Original)
James J. Lawless
Chorus Leader
(Original)
Roberta Maxwell
Chorus
(Original)
Michael Moriarty
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Pastene
Juryman
(Original)
Lauri Peters
Singer
(Original)
Alek Primrose
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Ramos
Chorus
(Original)
John Ramsey
Juryman
(Original)
Nancy Reardon
Singer
(Original)
Michael Sevareid
Juryman
(Original)
Tony Swartz
Juryman
(Original)
Granville Van Dusen
Singer
(Original)
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James Alexander
Hermes
(Original)
Douglas Campbell
Athena
(Original)
Clytemnestra's Ghost
(Original)
Len Cariou
Orestes
(Original)
Lee Richardson
Apollo
(Original)
Don Barshay
Priest
(Original)
Emery Battis
Chorus
(Original)
Fran Bennett
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Carey
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Cottrell
Priest
(Original)
Jon Cranney
Juryman
(Original)
Priestess
(Original)
Nicholas DeJoria
Priest
(Original)
Larry Ferguson
Juryman
(Original)
Katherine Ferrand
Priest
(Original)
Katherine Garnett
Chorus
(Original)
Ron Glass
Chorus
(Original)
Carol Gustafson
Singer
(Original)
Allen Hamilton
Juryman
(Original)
Helen Harrelson
Singer
(Original)
Charles Keating
Juryman
(Original)
James J. Lawless
Chorus Leader
(Original)
Roberta Maxwell
Chorus
(Original)
Michael Moriarty
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Pastene
Juryman
(Original)
Lauri Peters
Singer
(Original)
Alek Primrose
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Ramos
Chorus
(Original)
John Ramsey
Juryman
(Original)
Nancy Reardon
Singer
(Original)
Michael Sevareid
Juryman
(Original)
Tony Swartz
Juryman
(Original)
Granville Van Dusen
Singer
(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 Dec 04, 2025
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