Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You / The Actor's Nightmare

Theatre
Name: Westside Theatre/ Downstairs
Address: 407 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036
Production Information
Number of performances: 947
Opening date: February 24, 1982
Closing date: January 29, 1984
Production Description
A program of two one-act plays by Christopher Durang.
Opening Night Credits

Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
Playwrights Horizons Producer
Andre Bishop Artistic Director
Paul S. Daniels Managing Director
Anne Wilder Associate Producer
  
Christopher Durang Playwright
  
Jerry Zaks Director
  
Karen Schulz Set Designer
William Ivey Long Costume Designer
Paul Gallo Lighting Designer
Aural Fixation Sound Designer
  
Bob Ullman Press Representative
  
Esther Cohen Production Stage Manager
  
William M. Camp Production Manager
Rachel Chanoff Production Manager
Bob Bertrand Technical Director
  
John Lyons Casting

Cast
Actor Role
Jeff Brooks Aloysius Benheim/ George Spelvin
Polly Draper Diane Symonds/ Meg
Elizabeth Franz Sister Mary Ignatius/ Sarah Siddons
Timothy Landfield Gary Sullavan/ Henry Irving
Mark Stefan Thomas
Mary Catherine Wright Philomena Rostovich/ Dame Ellen Terry
Ian Blackman Aloysius Benheim/ Gary Sullavan/ George Spelvin/ Sir Henry Irving UNDERSTUDY
Replacement Credits

Cast
Actor Role
Kathleen Chalfant Sister Mary Ignatius/ Sarah Siddons
Angee Cockcroft Philomena Rostovich
Brenda Currin Diane Symonds/ Meg
Cynthia Darlow Philomena Rostovich/ Dame Ellen Terry
Damon Dukakis Thomas
Christopher Durang Aloysius Benheim/ George Spevlin
Patricia Gage Sister Mary Ignatius/ Sarah Siddons
Timmy Geissler Thomas
Jeffrey Hayenga Gary Sullavan/ Henry Irving
Mark Herrier Gary Sullavan/ Henry Irving
Winnie Holzman Philomena Rostovich/ Dame Ellen Terry
Brian Keeler Aloysius Benheim/ George Spelvin
Nancy Marchand Sister Mary Ignatius/ Sarah Siddons
Carolyn Mignini Diane Symonds/ Meg
Kevin O'Rourke Gary Sullavan/ Henry Irving
Alice Playten Philomena Rostovich/ Dame Ellen Terry
Lynn Redgrave Sister Mary Ignatius/ Sarah Siddons
Deborah Rush Philomena Rostovich/ Dame Ellen Terry
Evan Sandman Thomas
Vaughan Sandman Thomas
John Short Aloysius Busiccio/ George Spelvin
Guy-Paris Thompson Thomas
Madi Weland Diane Symonds/ Meg
Mary Louise Wilson Sister Mary Ignatius/ Sarah Siddons