Orpheus Descending

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Event Orpheus Descending
Venue Globe Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 1965
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The play, which takes its title and some of themes from the Greek myth of Orpheus taking Euridice out of the underworld, is set in a Southern United States town. A drinking retreat is burnt to the ground by the Ku Klux Klan after its white owner serves drinks to blacks. Years later the daughter of the owner, who died in the fire, finds that old wounds haven't healed and history begins to repeat itself. Enter the mysterious drifter with the nickname Snakeskin.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Pat Basse Actor Beulah Binnings
John Carlaw Actor Dog
Charles De Heck Actor Sherriff Talbot
Peggy Durrant Actor Vee Talbot
Natalie Ellis Actor Carol Cutrere
Moira Fleming Actor Lady Torrance
Jacky Hlavac Actor Dolly Hanna
Fred Kersh Actor Jabe Torrance
Robin Morrison Actor Pee Wee
Andrew Ross Actor Val Xavier
Robert Scoliege Actor David Catrere
Kay Thompson Actor Nurse Porter
Lance Tonkin Actor Uncle Pleasant
Patricia Elliot Assistant Stage Manager
Patric Carey Director
Rosalie Carey Director
Tennessee Williams Playwright
Gabrielle Johnston Sound Artist
Graeme Smith Stage Director
Max Morris Stage Manager
Text Nationality United States of America
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 202765