Baal

Theatre

Name:	Martinique Theatre
Address:	1260 Broadway, New York, NY 10001

Production Information

Number of performances:	43
Opening date:	May 6, 1965
Closing date:	July 3, 1965

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Circle in the Square	Producer
	Theodore Mann	Producer
	Paul Libin	Producer

	Bertolt Brecht	Playwright
	Eric Bentley	Adaptation
	Martin Esslin	Adaptation
	Bertolt Brecht	Songs

	Gladys Vaughan	Director
	Will Holt	Musical Director

	Robert Darling	Set Designer
	Noel Taylor	Costume Designer
	Roger Morgan	Lighting Designer

	Stefan Wolpe	Musical Arrangements

Cast

	Actor	Role
	James Antonio	Young Man/ Other Roles
	Alan Astredo	Pianist
	Maury Cooper	Dr. Piller/ Other Roles
	Joan DeWeese	Emily/ Other Roles
	Flora Elkins	Sophie Barger/ Other Roles
	David Gale	Googoo/ Other Roles
	Peter Gerety	Johannes/ Other Roles
	Bette Henritze	Young Lady/ Other Roles
	Leonard Hicks	Pschierer/ Other Roles
	Lloyd Hollar	Truck Driver/ Other Roles
	James Earl Jones	Ekart
	George McGrath	Truck Driver/ Other Roles
	Herbert Nelson	Mech/ Other Roles
	Gilpin Oliver	Elder Sister
	Mitchell Ryan	Baal
	Ed Setrakian	Bum/ Other Roles
	Kathleen Sullivan	Johannna/ Other Roles
	Lisa Weinstein	Younger Sister

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	1965 Obie Award, Distinguished Performance	James Earl Jones	Actor

Notes

Played in repertory with the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of Othello starting on May 6, 1965. Baal reopened on September 7, 1965 and played for 15 performances. It closed on September 18, 1965.