The Pinter Plays

Theatre

Name:	Cherry Lane Theatre
Address:	38 Commerce Street, New York, NY 10014

Production Information

Number of performances:	578
Opening date:	November 26, 1962
Closing date:	April 12, 1964

Production Description

Two one-act plays by Harold Pinter: The Dumbwaiter and The Collection.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Caroline Swann	Producer

	Harold Pinter	Playwright

	Alan Schneider	Director

	William Ritman	Set Designer
	Lloyd Burlingame	Lighting Designer

	Paul Libin	General Manager
	Merle Debuskey	Press Representative
	Seymour Krawitz	Press Representative

	Dan Bly	Stage Manager
	Robert Moss	Stage Manager

Cast

	Actor	Role
	John C. Becher	Gus (The Dumbwaiter)
	Dana Elcar	Ben (The Dumbwaiter)
	Henderson Forsythe	Harry (The Collection)
	James Patterson	Bill (The Collection)
	James Ray	James (The Collection)
	Patricia Roe	Stella (The Collection)
	Dan Bly	Gus/ James/ Bill	UNDERSTUDY
	Gerry Hjert	Ben/ Harry	UNDERSTUDY
	Eric Parcher	Stella	UNDERSTUDY

Replacement Credits

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Michael Lombard	Gus

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	1963 Obie Award, Best Director	Alan Schneider	Director
2	WON	1963 Obie Award, Distinguished Performance	James Patterson	Actor

Notes

Moved to the Provincetown Playhouse, the Pocket Theatre and the Masque Theatre.