The 1980s

 

1980–1990 at Actors Theatre

 

The 1980–1981 Season

Terra Nova
Cyrano De Bergerac
A Christmas Carol
Sly Fox
Mother Goose (Free Children's Theatre)
On Golden Pond
Black Coffee
Artichoke
Sea Marks
’80 Shorts
Generations (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Stages (Apprentice Spring Showcase)
Gallymander Stew (Children's Theatre)
Mother Goose (Children's Theatre)

The 5th Humana Festival of New American Plays

A Full-Length Portrait Of America
Swop
My Sister In This House
Future Tense
Autobiography Of A Pearl Diver
Early Times
Extremities
The Waiting Room
Shorts

State Tour

Bus Stop
Extremities

International Tours

Dublin Theatre Festival
Getting Out

Israel
Getting Out

Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Getting Out

The Toronto Theatre Festival
Shorts

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The 1981–1982 Season

The Three Musketeers
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Free Children’s Theatre)
‘81 Shorts
A Christmas Carol
The Spider's Web
Snow White
Tintypes
The Gift Of The Magi
Rites Of Passage (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
The Gospel According To St. Luke
Prevailing Winds (Apprentice Spring Showcase)
Arabian Nights
Winnie The Pooh

 

The 6th Humana Festival of New American Plays

The Informer
The Grapes Of Wrath
Oldtimers Game
A Different Moon
Clara's Play
Solo
Full Hookup
Talking With
Chapter And Verse
Humana Festival Shorts

Liberty Mini Fest

In The Park
Goober's Descent
Amerikanski Toileti
Check-Out Stick-Up
Love And Peace, Mary Jo
The Drummer

City Tour

My Dear Lafayette

State Tour

Shorts

International Tours

'81 Dublin Festival
Lady's Night: Women Writing About Women

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The 1982–1983 Season

Julius Caesar
The Hasty Heart
Wuthering Heights
Key Exchange
'82 Shorts
A Christmas Carol
Murder At The Vicarage
Sounds Like Old Times (Free Children's Theatre)
Alphabet Soup (Free Children's Theatre)
Mass Appeal
Misalliance
The Gift Of The Magi
Through Lines (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Closing Ranks (Apprentice Spring Showcase)

The 7th Humana Festival of New American Plays

In A Northern Landscape
Sand Castles
Thanksgiving
Food From Trash
Eden Court
A Weekend Near Madison
Neutral Countries
Fathers And Daughters
Courage
Humana Festival Shorts

Liberty Mini Fest

The Stick-Up
Cervelles Au Beurre Noir
French Fries
Hi-Tech
Casting

International Tours

Vancouver, B.C. Canada
In The Park
Amerikanski Toileti
Quadrangle
Goober's Descent
Clear Glass Marbles
Love & Peace, Mary Jo
Check Out Stick-Up
The Survivalist

Budapest, Hungary
Rupert's Birthday
The Eye Of The Beholder
Fifteen Minutes
Goober's Descent
Cervelles Au Beurre Noir

Festival of Sydney and Perth
My Sister In This House
Lone Star
Talking With

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The 1983–1984 Season

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Holy Ghosts
A Christmas Carol
Of Mice And Men
Flickers (Free Children’s Theatre)
Dragon Tales (Free Children’s Theatre)
A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking
The Three Sisters
'83 Shorts
The Gift Of The Magi
Groundwork (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Dial M For Murder
The Middle Ages
Blueprints (Apprentice Spring Showcase)

 

The 8th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Lemons
Courtship
Execution Of Justice
Oo7 Crossfire
The Undoing
The Octette Bridge Club
Danny And The Deep Blue Sea
Independence
Husbandry

International Tours

Athens, Greece
The Laundromat
Cervelles Au Beurre Noir
Goober's Descent
Clear Glass Marbles
Rupert's Birthday
Cemetery Man

Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Cemetery Man
Rupert's Birthday
Rodeo
Lamps
Clear Glass Marbles
Twirler
The Happy Worker
The Habitual Acceptance Of The Near Enough

Japan, Okinawa International Theatre Festival and Tokyo International Theatre Festival
Extremities

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The 1984–1985 Season

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Starry Starry Night (Free Children’s Theatre)
Dining Room
A Christmas Carol
The School For Wives
On The Road To Kitty Hawk: The Story Of The Wright Brothers (Free Children's Theatre)
Night Mother
True West
'84 Shorts
The Gift Of The Magi
Soundings (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Loyalties
Bad News On A Cracked Plate
Uncle Vanya
Wait Until Dark
K-2
Sightings (Apprentice Spring Showcase)

The 9th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Available Light
Tent Meeting
The Very Last Lover Of The River Cane
War Of The Roses
Days And Nights Within
Ride The Dark Horse
Humana Festival Shorts
Two Masters

International Appearances

Spoleto Festival '85
Tent Meeting

International Tours

Sofia, Bulgaria
Fifteen Minutes
Rupert's Birthday
Bartok As Dog
Clear Glass Marbles
Cheek To Cheek
Goober's Descent

Bucharest, Romania
Rupert's Birthday
Bartok As Dog
Cheek To Cheek
Goober's Descent
Fifteen Minutes
Clear Glass Marbles

Hong Kong Arts Festival
My Sister In This House
Of Mice And Men

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The 1985–1986 Season

Traveler In The Dark
Whodunnit? (Free Children’s Theatre)
And A Nightingale Sang...
A Christmas Carol
Educating Rita
A Streetcar Named Desire
Master Harold...And The Boys
Cloud 9
’85 Shorts
The Gift Of The Magi
The Misanthrope
The Royal Comedians
Best Of Show (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Short Orders (Apprentice Spring Showcase)

The 10th Humana Festival of New American Plays

To Culebra
Astronauts,By Claudia Reilly
No Mercy
Some Things You Need To Know Before The World Ends: A Final Evening With The Illuminati
How To Say Goodbye
The Shaper
Smitty's News
Transports 21a
How Gertrude Stormed The Philosopher's Club

International Tours

Cluj, Romania
Goober's Descent
Groves Of Academe
Cemetery Man
Cervelles Au Beurre Noir
Cheek To Cheek

Timisoara, Romania
Goober's Descent
Couvade
The Laundromat
Happy Worker
Cemetery Man

Dublin Theatre Festival, Ireland
Tent Meeting

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The 1986–1987 Season

Six Characters In Search Of An Author
The Rules Of The Game
The Foreigner
Chee-Chee
The Man With The Flower In His Mouth
The Gift Of The Magi
Moon For The Misbegotten
Boo! (Free Children’s Theatre)
A Christmas Carol
Six-Pack (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Death Of A Salesman
Quilters
Greater Tuna
Digging In
Murder On The Nile
Little Shop Of Horrors
Bazaar (Apprentice Spring Showcase)

The 11th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Glimmerglass
Water Hole
Deadfall
T Bone N Weasel
Humana Festival Shorts
Elaine's Daughter
Gringo Planet

Summer Tour

Digging In

International Tours

Brno, Czechoslovakia
Cemetery Man
Rupert's Birthday
The Boy Who Ate The Moon
Clear Glass Marbles
Rodeo
Cheek To Cheek

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The 1987–1988 Season

Camille
Ring Round The Moon
Totally Grimm
A Christmas Carol
The Real Thing
Tomfoolery
The Rocky Horror Show
Taking Steps
Caprices Of Marianne
Rock 'N' Roles From William Shakespeare
The Gift Of The Magi
Pieces Of Eight (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Faith Healer
Rock 'N' Roles From William Shakespeare
Fresh Paint (Apprentice Spring Showcase)

The 12th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Queen Of The Leaky Roof Circuit
Whereabouts Unknown
The Metaphor
Lloyd's Prayer
Alone At The Beach
Channels
Metaphor
Sarah And Abraham (workshop)

International Tours

Warsaw, Poland
Groves Of Academe
Cheek To Cheek
Handler
Travelin' Show
15 Minutes
Cervelles Au Beurre Noir

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The 1988–1989 Season

Peter Pan
With Alice In Wonderland
The Nerd
The Revenge Of The Space Pandas (Free Children’s Theatre)
A Christmas Carol
Harvey
Beehive
Steel Magnolias
The Tempest
Engaged
The Whore And The H'empress
Rock N Roles From William Shakespeare
The Gift Of The Magi
Mood Swings (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Parting Shots (Apprentice Spring Showcase)
The Tailor Of Gloucester
A Christmas Memory

The 13th Humana Festival of New American Plays

God's Country
Autumn Elegy
Tales Of The Lost Formicans
Stained Glass
The Bug
Blood Issue
Bone-The-Fish

International Tours

Krakow, Poland
Goober's Descent
Cheek To Cheek
15 Minutes
In The Park (Blonds)
Apres Opera
The Happy Worker
Cemetery Man

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The 1989–1990 Season

The Seagull
Children Of The Sun
Sing Hallelujah!
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Free Children’s Theatre)
A Christmas Carol
The Immigrant
Oil City Symphony
Cinzano
Anton
Rock 'N' Roles From William Shakespeare
The Gift Of The Magi
Octette (Apprentice Winter Showcase)
Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune
The Boys Next Door
As You Like It
Spare Parts And Broken Hearts (Apprentice Spring Showcase)

The 14th Humana Festival of New American Plays

Zara Spook And Other Lures
The Swan
Infinity's House
2
The Pink Studio
Vital Signs
In Darkest America (Two Plays)

State Tour

Sing Hallelujah!

International Tours

USSR: Yalta and Moscow-Chekhov Days Festival
Anton, Himself

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