April 1983

A Touch of the Poet slide show

Irish immigrant versus Yankee aristocrat--this is the deep- rooted conflict in O'Neill's A Touch of the Poet, a conflict he felt strongly in his own life. He did not live to write his planned cycle of eleven plays tracing the history of the Melody and Harford families; however, we are fortunate to have this, the first play, which contains some of his greatest characters and which reveals his extraordinary gifts as a dramatist.

 

Directed by
Dorothy Schecter
Produced by
PAUL GILL	CHERI FLETCHER	RICK FRESE

 

The Cast
Mickey Maloy	Robert Nagle
Jamie Cregan	Joseph Finneral
Sara Melody	Donna Tyrrell
Nora Melody	Dorothy Santos
Cornelius Melody	Bob Asher
Dan Roche	Peter Davis
Paddy O'Dowd	Jack Sweet
Patch Riley	Sam Bird
Mrs. Henry Harford	Susan Ellsworth
Nicholas Gadsby	Shep Wenglin

 

The Crew
Stage Manager	John J. Laffan, Jr.
Lighting Design	Carl Gerstle
Set Design	Ron Placzek
Set Construction	Larry Blundell
Technical Drawings	Paul Minor
Set Painting	M.A. Bramhall
Properties	Jan Turnquist
Lights	Jenni Gerstle
Sound	Harry Schecter Bill Smith
Costumes	Norma Gahl
Make-up	Sharon Lane