The Water Engine

Theatre

Name:	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall
Address:	425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

Number of performances:	63
Opening date:	December 20, 1977
Closing date:	February 11, 1978

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival	Producer
	Joseph Papp	Producer

	David Mamet	Playwright
	Alaric Jans	Music

	Steven Schachter	Director

	John Lee Beatty	Set Designer
	Laura Crow	Costume Designer
	Dennis Parichy	Lighting Designer

	Merle Debuskey	Press Representative

	Jason LaPadura	Production Stage Manager
	Harold Apter	Stage Manager

	Jason Steven Cohen	Production Supervisor

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Penelope Allen	Rita
	Dominic Chianese	Mr. Wallace
	Miss Annie Hat	Miss Annie Hat
	Alaric Jans	Musician
	Eric Loeb	Sound Effects Man
	Paul Milikin	Announcer
	Michael Miller Jr.	Bernie
	Bill Moor	Lawrence Oberman
	David Sabin	Morton Gross
	Dwight Schultz	Charles Lang
	Colin Stinton	Dave Murray
	Barbara Tarbuck	Mrs. Varec
	JoAnne Belanger	Rita/ Mrs. Varec	UNDERSTUDY
	Dominic Chianese	Bernie	UNDERSTUDY
	Eric Loeb	Charles Lang/ Dave Murray	UNDERSTUDY
	Paul Milikin	Mr. Wallace/ Lawrence Oberman/ Morton Gross	UNDERSTUDY

Replacement Credits

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Patti LuPone	Rita

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	1978 Theatre World Award	Colin Stinton	Actor

Notes

THE WATER ENGINE transferred to the Plymouth Theater on Broadway on March 16, 1978. It closed on March 19, 1978 after 16 performances.