Orpheus Descending
Drama - Original
Martin Beck Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: March 21, 1957
- Closing Date: May 18, 1957
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 68
Playwright: Tennessee Williams
Synopsis
A Sicilian immigrant's daughter, unhappily running a dry-goods store in the South and tending to her dying husband, is reawakened by a mysterious drifter who appears in town.
Opening Night Cast
| R.G. Armstrong | Sheriff Talbott | |
| Virgilia Chew | Nurse Porter | |
| David Clarke | Dog Hamma | |
| Crahan Denton | Jabe Torrance | |
| Elizabeth Eustis | Dolly Hamma | |
| Mary Farrell | Sister Temple | |
| Nell Harrison | Eva Temple | |
| Albert Henderson | 1st Man |
Opening Night Production Credits
 |
Tennessee Williams | Writer |
| Paul Bowles | Music for "Heavenly Grass" | |
|
Tennessee Williams | Lyrics ("Heavenly Grass") |
| Harold Clurman | Director | |
| Boris Aronson | Scenic Design | |
| Lucinda Ballard | Costume Design |
Awards
Theatre World
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Theatre World Award | Cliff Robertson | Winner |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Lucinda Ballard | Nominee |
| 1958 | Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Boris Aronson | Nominee |
