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Home Fires
Broadway
One Act
Original
Home Fires
Broadway
One Act
Original
Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
John Guare
People (17)
George Bartenieff
Mr. Catchpole
(Original)
MacIntyre Dixon
Peter Smith
(Original)
April Shawhan
Nell Schmidt
(Original)
Charles Kimbrough
Rudy Smythe
(Original)
Carrie Nye
Margaret Ross-Hughes
(Original)
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George Bartenieff
Mr. Catchpole
(Original)
MacIntyre Dixon
Peter Smith
(Original)
April Shawhan
Nell Schmidt
(Original)
Charles Kimbrough
Rudy Smythe
(Original)
Carrie Nye
Margaret Ross-Hughes
(Original)
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John Guare
Writer
Melvin Bernhardt
Director
Fred Voelpel
Scenic Design
Costume Design
John Gleason
Lighting Design
James Reichert
Environmental Sound
Nelle Nugent
Production Stage Manager
Eugene Stuckmann
Stage Manager
Sherman Gross
General Manager
Frank Goodman
Press Representative
Ruth Cage
Press Representative
Norman Twain
Producer
Albert I. Fill
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
7
1969
Closing Date
Apr
12
1969
Previews
12
Performances
8
as of Feb 26, 2026
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