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Plays Produced in the Provincetown Playhouse in 1950s Chronological

[not a complete list]

 

 

June 14, 1955-October 8, 1955
The Trial by Franz Kafka (adapted by Aaron Fine and Bert Greene)
Directed by Denis Vaughan
Produced by Theatre 12

October 10, 1955-October 22, 1955
Springs Awakening by Frank Wedekind (adapted by Bert Greene)
Directed by Denis Vaughan
Produced by Theatre 12

February 19, 1957-March 3, 1957
Enemies Don’t Send Flowers by Guilherme Fiqueiredo
Directed by Norman Shelly
A God Slept Here A God Slept Here by Pedro Bloch
Directed by MacCregor Gibb, John Fostini and Ruth Gregory
Actors featured Peter Donat and Michael Learned in Bloch’s play

June 13, 1957-closing unknown
Kaleidoscope
Composers (11 total) included Sheldon Harnick; Lyricists (12 total) included Martin Charnin, Sheldon Harnick, Tom Jones; Material (14 total) included Lee Adams, Louis Botto, Mickey Deems, Tom Jones, and Mike Stewart.
Directed by Paul Mazursky, Musical Director Herbert E. Hecht, Choreographer Edmund Balin with Joe Layton as Asst. Choreographer.
Produced by Jeanellen MeKee and Richard D. Stainbrook
Actors included Mickey Deems and Maria Karniolva

May 15, 1958-May 25, 1958
The Saturday Night Kid by Jack Dunphy
Directed by Leonard Barry
Produced by Martin Carr and Sam Cohn
Actors included Nan Martin

opened June 3, 1959
Buoyant Billions by George Bernard Shaw
With Overruled and Getting Married alternating in every-other day repertory
Production by Norman Roland
Directed by Philip Burton
[September 2 bill was called SHAW FESTIVAL and added the Shaw plays The Dark Lady of Sonnets and Passion, Poison and Petrification.  On September 23 bill listed four bills in repertory, now adding The Showing Up of Bianco Posnet.]