The Cave Dwellers

Play - Original

Bijou Theatre

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  • Opening Date: October 19, 1957
  • Closing Date: January 11, 1958
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 97

Playwright: William Saroyan

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Synopsis

A group of broken-down performers take shelter in an abandoned theatre, grasping for a living by day and enacting their past triumphs and dreams at night.

 

Opening Night Cast

John Alderman The Silent Boy
A Young Man
Francine Amdur The Young Queen
Vergel Cook The Mother
Woman with Dog
Ivan Dixon Jamie
An Arab Chief
The Young Opponent
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Opening Night Production Credits

  William Saroyan Writer
  Bernardo Ségall Music
  Carmen Capalbo Director
  William Pitkin Scenic Design
  Ruth Morley Costume Design
  Lee Watson Lighting Design
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Inside the Playbill (13)

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  • Inside the Playbill - The Cave Dwellers
The Cave Dwellers - October 1957
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1957 - 1958

 
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Awards


Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1958 Actress in a Play Eugenie Leontovich Nominee
 
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