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Agamemnon
Broadway
One Act
Revival
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The House of Atreus Playbill - Dec 1968
Agamemnon
Broadway
One Act
Revival
Billy Rose Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (43)
Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Robin Gammell
Cassandra
(Original)
Robert Pastene
Aegisthus
(Original)
Lee Richardson
Agamemnon
(Original)
Watchman
(Original)
James Alexander
Chorus
(Original)
Paul Ballantyne
Chorus Leader
(Original)
Don Barshay
Soldier
(Original)
Emery Battis
Soldier
(Original)
Helen Carey
Handmaiden
(Original)
Richard Cottrell
Soldier
(Original)
Jon Cranney
Soldier
(Original)
Nicholas DeJoria
Soldier
(Original)
Larry Ferguson
Soldier
(Original)
Katherine Ferrand
Chorus
(Original)
Katherine Garnett
Handmaiden
(Original)
Ron Glass
Chorus
(Original)
Carol Gustafson
Chorus
(Original)
Allen Hamilton
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Harrelson
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Keating
Chorus
(Original)
James J. Lawless
Chorus
(Original)
Roberta Maxwell
Handmaiden
(Original)
Michael Moriarty
Chorus
(Original)
Lauri Peters
Handmaiden
(Original)
Alek Primrose
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Ramos
Soldier
(Original)
Nancy Reardon
Chorus
(Original)
Michael Sevareid
Chorus
(Original)
Tony Swartz
Soldier
(Original)
Granville Van Dusen
Soldier
(Original)
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Douglas Campbell
Clytemnestra
(Original)
Robin Gammell
Cassandra
(Original)
Robert Pastene
Aegisthus
(Original)
Lee Richardson
Agamemnon
(Original)
Watchman
(Original)
James Alexander
Chorus
(Original)
Paul Ballantyne
Chorus Leader
(Original)
Don Barshay
Soldier
(Original)
Emery Battis
Soldier
(Original)
Helen Carey
Handmaiden
(Original)
Richard Cottrell
Soldier
(Original)
Jon Cranney
Soldier
(Original)
Nicholas DeJoria
Soldier
(Original)
Larry Ferguson
Soldier
(Original)
Katherine Ferrand
Chorus
(Original)
Katherine Garnett
Handmaiden
(Original)
Ron Glass
Chorus
(Original)
Carol Gustafson
Chorus
(Original)
Allen Hamilton
Chorus
(Original)
Helen Harrelson
Chorus
(Original)
Charles Keating
Chorus
(Original)
James J. Lawless
Chorus
(Original)
Roberta Maxwell
Handmaiden
(Original)
Michael Moriarty
Chorus
(Original)
Lauri Peters
Handmaiden
(Original)
Alek Primrose
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Ramos
Soldier
(Original)
Nancy Reardon
Chorus
(Original)
Michael Sevareid
Chorus
(Original)
Tony Swartz
Soldier
(Original)
Granville Van Dusen
Soldier
(Original)
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Aeschylus
Based on "The Oresteia" by
John Lewin
Book Adaptation
Tyrone Guthrie
Director
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Scenic Design
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 Jul 13, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1969
Outstanding Costume Design
Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Winner
Shows That Opened That Season: 1968–1969
Mike Downstairs
The 22nd Annual Tony Awards - 1968
I'm Solomon
The Exercise
Cyrano de Bergerac
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