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Life and Death of King John (1959, Oregon Shakespeare Festival)

TitleLife and Death of King John
Year1959
Theater CompanyOregon Shakespeare Festival
Theaters
Release LocationsUSA
Start Date1959-07-02
End Date1959-09-03
Play ConnectionsKing John (performance)
SettingMedieval
Media Collections

Cast Overview

King JohnPhilip Hanson
Queen ElinorBarbara Waide
Prince HenryJohn Hawkins
ArthurRobert Towers
ConstanceMary Jo Randall
Blanch of SpainMargaret Vafiadis
Lady FaulconbridgeShirley Patton
Philip the BastardWilliam Oyler
Robert FaulconbridgeJoel Riggs
James GurneyWilliam Gregory
Earl of PembrokeArthur Lewis
Earl of EssexDion Chesse
Earl of SalisburyNagle Jackson
Lord BigotMark Rawson
Hubert De BurghWilliam Nye
Peter of PomfretAnthony Ristoff
ExecutionerEdward S. Brubaker
ExecutionerJoel Riggs
PhilipJerry Turner
LewisDavid O'Brien
LymogesEdward Grover
MelunGeorge Vafiadis
ChatillionGeorge Vafiadis
Cardinal PandulphTheodore Marcuse
French LordWilliam Gregory
French LordMark Hammer
English LordJohn Hawkins
French LordEzra Howard
French LordCarol Moscrip
English LordMark Rawson
English LordJoel Riggs
French LordAnthony Ristoff
French LordAuriol M. D. Smith
English LordCharles W. Whitman
MonkLarry Bedini
MonkEdward S. Brubaker
MonkMark Hammer
MonkEzra Howard
MonkJoel Riggs

Production Team and Crew Overview

DirectorRichard Risso
Costume DesignerDouglas A. Russell
Scenic DesignerRichard L. Hay
Lighting DesignerHugh C. Evans
Sound DesignerEllis Feinstein
ChoreographerJohn Hawkins
ChoreographerBernard Windt
Production Stage ManagerEdward S. Brubaker
Assistant Stage ManagerTom R. Ryan
LightingCharles Fredrickson
CarpenterEdmund M. Chavez
OtherYvonne Marie Bonowicz
TechnicianGene Chesley

Company Overview

Theater Company Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Production information courtesy of: Oregon Shakespeare Festival [website]