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The Tower Beyond Tragedy
Broadway
Original
The Tower Beyond Tragedy
Broadway
Original
ANTA Playhouse
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Robinson Jeffers
People (45)
Judith Anderson
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Ludi Claire
Leucippe
(Original)
Martha Downs
Corinna
(Original)
Robert Harrison
Aeschylus
(Original)
Philip Huston
Aegisthus
(Original)
Alfred Ryder
Orestes
(Original)
Thelma Schnee
Cassandra
(Original)
Marian Seldes
Electra
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Agamemnon
(Original)
Dion Allen
The Queen's Slave
(Original)
Ted Behr
Captive
(Original)
Berger Carlson
The King's Guard
(Original)
Charles Carshon
The Queen's Slave
(Original)
Jack Clay
The Queen's Slave
(Original)
Joan de Marrais
Town Person
(Original)
Robert Delano
Town Person
(Original)
David Elliott
A Townsman
(Original)
Richard Farmer
The Queen's Guard
(Original)
Eric Fleming
Queen's Guard
(Original)
Bill Froelich
Captive
(Original)
Arthur Gorton
The King's Guard
(Original)
Lee Henry
Town Person
(Original)
Sidney Kay
Captive
(Original)
Harvey Korman
The King's Guard
(Original)
Dan Lincoln
Town Person
(Original)
Ruth Manning
A Townswoman
(Original)
Don McHenry
The Porter
(Original)
Alta McKay
Town Person
(Original)
Byron Meyer
The Queen's Guard
(Original)
Rosemary Murphy
Town Person
(Original)
Dale Parkhill
The Queen's Guard
(Original)
William Portrude
Captive
(Original)
Bette Ramey
Town Person
(Original)
Dan Rubinate
Town Person
(Original)
Clay Sanford
Captive
(Original)
John Straub
A Captain
(Original)
Victor Thorley
King's Guard
(Original)
Michael Thorne
Aegisthus' Attendant
(Original)
Allen Windsor
Captive
(Original)
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Judith Anderson
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Ludi Claire
Leucippe
(Original)
Martha Downs
Corinna
(Original)
Robert Harrison
Aeschylus
(Original)
Philip Huston
Aegisthus
(Original)
Alfred Ryder
Orestes
(Original)
Thelma Schnee
Cassandra
(Original)
Marian Seldes
Electra
(Original)
Frederic Tozere
Agamemnon
(Original)
Dion Allen
The Queen's Slave
(Original)
Ted Behr
Captive
(Original)
Berger Carlson
The King's Guard
(Original)
Charles Carshon
The Queen's Slave
(Original)
Jack Clay
The Queen's Slave
(Original)
Joan de Marrais
Town Person
(Original)
Robert Delano
Town Person
(Original)
David Elliott
A Townsman
(Original)
Richard Farmer
The Queen's Guard
(Original)
Eric Fleming
Queen's Guard
(Original)
Bill Froelich
Captive
(Original)
Arthur Gorton
The King's Guard
(Original)
Lee Henry
Town Person
(Original)
Sidney Kay
Captive
(Original)
Harvey Korman
The King's Guard
(Original)
Dan Lincoln
Town Person
(Original)
Ruth Manning
A Townswoman
(Original)
Don McHenry
The Porter
(Original)
Alta McKay
Town Person
(Original)
Byron Meyer
The Queen's Guard
(Original)
Rosemary Murphy
Town Person
(Original)
Dale Parkhill
The Queen's Guard
(Original)
William Portrude
Captive
(Original)
Bette Ramey
Town Person
(Original)
Dan Rubinate
Town Person
(Original)
Clay Sanford
Captive
(Original)
John Straub
A Captain
(Original)
Victor Thorley
King's Guard
(Original)
Michael Thorne
Aegisthus' Attendant
(Original)
Allen Windsor
Captive
(Original)
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Robinson Jeffers
Writer
Based on the poem
Robert Ross
Staging
Wolfgang Roth
Scenic Design
Castillo
Costume Design
Luther Greene
Producer
The American National Theatre and Academy
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
26
1950
Closing Date
Dec
22
1950
Performances
32
as of Jul 20, 2025
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