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The Bacchae
Broadway
Original
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The Bacchae Playbill - Nov 1980
The Bacchae Playbill - Nov 1980
The Bacchae
Broadway
Original
Circle in the Square Theatre
235 W. 50th St., New York, NY
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Cast
Current
Cast
Opening Night
Production Credits
Opening Night
Irene Papas
Agave
(Original)
Philip Bosco
Cadmus
(Original)
Sheila Dabney
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Peter Efthymiou
Guard
(Original)
Elaine Graham
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
John Noah Hertzler
Pentheus
(Original)
Ernestine Jackson
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Alfred Karl
Guard
(Original)
Tom Klunis
Tiresias
(Original)
Richard Kuss
Herdsman
(Original)
Jodi Long
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Karen Ludwig
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Valois Mickens
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Paul Perri
Messenger
(Original)
Christopher Rich
Dionysus
(Original)
Socorro Santiago
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Catherine Lee Smith
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Gary Tacon
Guard
(Original)
Michele-Denise Woods
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
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Irene Papas
Agave
(Original)
Philip Bosco
Cadmus
(Original)
Sheila Dabney
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Peter Efthymiou
Guard
(Original)
Elaine Graham
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
John Noah Hertzler
Pentheus
(Original)
Ernestine Jackson
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Alfred Karl
Guard
(Original)
Tom Klunis
Tiresias
(Original)
Richard Kuss
Herdsman
(Original)
Jodi Long
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Karen Ludwig
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Valois Mickens
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Paul Perri
Messenger
(Original)
Christopher Rich
Dionysus
(Original)
Socorro Santiago
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Catherine Lee Smith
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
Gary Tacon
Guard
(Original)
Michele-Denise Woods
Chorus of Bacchae
(Original)
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Euripides
Writer
Michael Cacoyannis
Translator
Director
John Conklin
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Pat Collins
Lighting Design
Theodore Antoniou
Incidental Music
Randall Brooks
Production Stage Manager
Lynn Kressel
Casting
William Conn
Company Manager
David Roggensack
Press Representative
Merle Debuskey
Public Relations Director
Theodore Mann
Artistic Director
Paul Libin
Managing Director
Circle in the Square
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Sep
14
1980
Opening Date
Oct
2
1980
Closing Date
Nov
23
1980
Previews
20
Performances
61
as of Nov 08, 2025
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