Brief Lives

Solo - Original

Booth Theatre

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  • First Preview: October 15, 1974
  • Opening Date: October 16, 1974
  • Closing Date: November 30, 1974
  • Previews: 1
  • Performances: 54

Playwright: Patrick Garland

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Synopsis

Patrick Garland's one-man play is told from the perspective of John Aubrey, a 17th-century Englishman who met and kept accounts of many of the famous men of his day, including Rene Descartes, Thomas Hobbes and Christopher Wren.

 

Opening Night Cast

Roy Dotrice in Brief Lives Roy Dotrice John Aubrey
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Opening Night Production Credits

  Patrick Garland Writer
  Patrick Garland Director
  Julia Trevelyan Oman Scenic Design
  C. Edwin Knill General Manager
  Virginia Snow Company Manager
  Jean Dalrymple Press Representative
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Inside the Playbill (8)

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Brief Lives - Oct 1974
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1974 - 1975

 
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Awards


Drama Desk Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1975 Outstanding Actor in a Play Roy Dotrice Nominee
1975 Outstanding Lighting Design Julia Trevelyan Oman Nominee
1975 Outstanding Set Design Julia Trevelyan Oman Nominee
 
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