José Quintero
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José Benjamin Quintero was a Panama
nian theatre director, producer
and pedagogue best known for his interpretations of the works of Eugene O'Neill
.
, Panama
, the third of 3 children, to Carlos Rivera Quintero, from Spain
, and Consuelo Palmerola. As a boy he was an acolyte
though described his childhood in other ways as a disaster—the result of a domineering and overbearing father. He was educated in the United States at Los Angeles City College
, and later at the University of Southern California
, where he decided on a career in theatre. After notification of his intention, his father, who wanted him to be a physician
, declared him dead, leading to a seven year estrangement from his family.
in Greenwich Village
with Theodore Mann
in 1951; this is regarded as the birth of Off-Broadway
theatre. He became one of the most celebrated Broadway
and Off Broadway directors and producers and worked with some of the greatest names in American theatre
. His own name is inextricably linked to that of the American playwright Eugene O'Neill. Quintero's interest contributed to the rediscovery of O'Neill. Quintero staged several of his works, including The Iceman Cometh
in 1956, which launched the career of Jason Robards
. Later that year, Quintero's production of the New York premiere of Long Day's Journey into Night
established his reputation as the quintessential director of O'Neill's dramas and won Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor (Fredric March
). In 1963, he directed Strange Interlude
, with a cast which included Geraldine Page
, Jane Fonda
, Franchot Tone
, Ben Gazzara
, Pat Hingle
and Betty Field
. In 1967, he directed Ingrid Bergman
in More Stately Mansions
in Los Angeles
and New York. In 1968, Quintero travel to México
to directed the Mexican star Dolores del Río
in The Lady of the Camellias
but was dismissed by the actress because of his problem with alcohol. His production of A Moon for the Misbegotten
, at the Academy Playhouse, Lake Forest, Illinois in 1973, won the Tony award for Best Direction in 1974. In 1988, he directed the revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night with Jason Robards Jr and Colleen Dewhurst
. In the course of his career Quintero directed O'Neill plays nineteen times.
Quintero did not limit himself to the works of O'Neill. He directed over seventy productions by a great number of writers, including Truman Capote
, Jean Cocteau
, Thornton Wilder
, Jean Genet
and Brendan Behan
. He also directed plays by Tennessee Williams
, including the 1952 production of Summer and Smoke
which made Geraldine Page
a star and the short-lived 1968 production of The Seven Descents of Myrtle
. In 1961, he directed Vivien Leigh
and Warren Beatty
in the film version of Williams's The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
which brought Lotte Lenya
an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In 1973, he also directed three one act plays at the Academy Playhouse in Lake Forest, Illinois. Hello From Bertha, Lady of Larkspur Lotion and The Orchestra. He chose a young actress he'd seen in NYC, Jeanie Columbo, to play the ingenue. Also in those productions were Ralph Williams, Betty Miller, Nancy Wickwire, Charlotte Jones and Janet Dowd. In 1990, he directed Liv Ullmann
in Noël Coward
's Private Lives
at the National Theatre
in Oslo
. He also directed operas for the Metropolitan Opera
and the Dallas Opera
.
Quintero was a noted teacher and lectured on theatre and gave master classes in acting at the University of Houston
and Florida State University
. In 1996 he directed two early O'Neill plays, The Long Voyage Home
and Ile, at the Provincetown Repertory Theater in Massachusetts
.
and with the help of his life partner, Nicholas Tsacrios, was able to defeat his addiction in the 1970s. He was diagnosed with throat cancer
in 1987 that necessitated the removal of his larynx
which ultimately led to his death in New York City
in 1999. He remained active until nearly the end of his life.
in Manhattan was named in his honor.
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
nian theatre director, producer
Theatrical producer
A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The independent producer will usually be the originator and finder of the script and starts the whole process...
and pedagogue best known for his interpretations of the works of Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...
.
Early years
Quintero was born in Panama CityPanama City
Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, the third of 3 children, to Carlos Rivera Quintero, from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and Consuelo Palmerola. As a boy he was an acolyte
Acolyte
In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone who performs ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In other Christian Churches, the term is more specifically used for one who wishes to attain clergyhood.-Etymology:...
though described his childhood in other ways as a disaster—the result of a domineering and overbearing father. He was educated in the United States at Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the East Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard...
, and later at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, where he decided on a career in theatre. After notification of his intention, his father, who wanted him to be a physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, declared him dead, leading to a seven year estrangement from his family.
Career
Quintero co-founded the Circle in the Square TheatreCircle in the Square Theatre
The Circle in the Square Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre in midtown Manhattan on 50th Street in the Paramount Plaza building.The original Circle in the Square was founded by Paul Libin, Theodore Mann and Jose Quintero in 1951 and was located at 5 Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village...
in Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
with Theodore Mann
Theodore Mann
Theodore Mann, birth name Goldman, is an American theatre producer and director and the Artistic Director of the Circle in the Square Theatre School....
in 1951; this is regarded as the birth of Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
theatre. He became one of the most celebrated Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
and Off Broadway directors and producers and worked with some of the greatest names in American theatre
Theater in the United States
Theater of the United States is based in the Western tradition. Regional or resident theatres in the United States are professional theatre companies outside of New York City that produce their own seasons.- Early history:...
. His own name is inextricably linked to that of the American playwright Eugene O'Neill. Quintero's interest contributed to the rediscovery of O'Neill. Quintero staged several of his works, including The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh is a play written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939. First published in 1940 the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on 9 October 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling where it ran for 136 performances to close on 15 March 1947.-Characters:* Night Hawk-...
in 1956, which launched the career of Jason Robards
Jason Robards
Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. was an American actor on stage, and in film and television, and a winner of the Tony Award , two Academy Awards and the Emmy Award...
. Later that year, Quintero's production of the New York premiere of Long Day's Journey into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night is a 1956 drama in four acts written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. The play is widely considered to be his masterwork...
established his reputation as the quintessential director of O'Neill's dramas and won Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor (Fredric March
Fredric March
Fredric March was an American stage and film actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1932 for Dr. Jekyll and Mr...
). In 1963, he directed Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude
Strange Interlude is an experimental play by American playwright Eugene O'Neill. O'Neill finished the play in 1923, but it was not produced on Broadway until 1928, when it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Lynn Fontanne originated the central role of Nina Leeds on Broadway...
, with a cast which included Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Sue Page was an American actress. Although she starred in at least two dozen feature films, she is primarily known for her celebrated work in the American theater...
, Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou. She has won two Academy Awards and received several other movie awards and nominations during more than 50 years as an...
, Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone was an American stage, film, and television actor, star of Mutiny on the Bounty and many other films through the 1960s...
, Ben Gazzara
Ben Gazzara
-Early life:Gazzara was born Biagio Anthony Gazzara in New York City, the son of Italian immigrants Angelina and Antonio Gazzara, who was a laborer and carpenter. Gazzara grew up on New York's tough Lower East Side. He actually lived on E. 29th Street and participated in the drama program at...
, Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
Martin Patterson "Pat" Hingle was an American actor.-Early life:Hingle was born Martin Patterson Hingle in Miami, Florida, the son of Marvin Louise , a schoolteacher and musician, and Clarence Martin Hingle, a building contractor. Hingle enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1941, dropping out of...
and Betty Field
Betty Field
Betty Field was an American film and stage actress. Through her father, she was a direct descendant of the Pilgrims John Alden and Priscilla Mullins....
. In 1967, he directed Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth greatest female star of American cinema of all time by the American Film Institute...
in More Stately Mansions
More Stately Mansions
More Stately Mansions is a play by Eugene O'Neill.Originally intended to be part of a nine-play cycle entitled A Tale of Possessors Self-Dispossessed, Mansions was an incomplete rough draft written between 1936 and 1939 that O'Neill did not want posthumously finished or produced...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and New York. In 1968, Quintero travel to México
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to directed the Mexican star Dolores del Río
Dolores del Río
Dolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood...
in The Lady of the Camellias
The Lady of the Camellias
The Lady of the Camellias is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848, and subsequently adapted for the stage. The Lady of the Camellias premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris, France on February 2, 1852. The play was an instant success, and Giuseppe Verdi immediately set...
but was dismissed by the actress because of his problem with alcohol. His production of A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten
A Moon for the Misbegotten is a play by Eugene O'Neill. The play can be thought of as a sequel to the autobiographical Long Day's Journey into Night...
, at the Academy Playhouse, Lake Forest, Illinois in 1973, won the Tony award for Best Direction in 1974. In 1988, he directed the revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night with Jason Robards Jr and Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen Rose Dewhurst was a Canadian-American actress known for a while as "the Queen of Off-Broadway." In her autobiography, Dewhurst wrote: "I had moved so quickly from one Off-Broadway production to the next that I was known, at one point, as the 'Queen of Off-Broadway'...
. In the course of his career Quintero directed O'Neill plays nineteen times.
Quintero did not limit himself to the works of O'Neill. He directed over seventy productions by a great number of writers, including Truman Capote
Truman Capote
Truman Streckfus Persons , known as Truman Capote , was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's and the true crime novel In Cold Blood , which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At...
, Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...
, Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder
Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a National Book Award for his novel The Eighth Day.-Early years:Wilder was born in Madison,...
, Jean Genet
Jean Genet
Jean Genet was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but later took to writing...
and Brendan Behan
Brendan Behan
Brendan Francis Behan was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright who wrote in both Irish and English. He was also an Irish republican and a volunteer in the Irish Republican Army.-Early life:...
. He also directed plays by Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
, including the 1952 production of Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke is a two-part, thirteen-scene play by Tennessee Williams, originally titled Chart of Anatomy when Williams began work on it in 1945. In 1964, Williams revised the play as The Eccentricities of a Nightingale...
which made Geraldine Page
Geraldine Page
Geraldine Sue Page was an American actress. Although she starred in at least two dozen feature films, she is primarily known for her celebrated work in the American theater...
a star and the short-lived 1968 production of The Seven Descents of Myrtle
The Seven Descents of Myrtle
The Seven Descents of Myrtle is a play by Tennessee Williams. Its title character is reminiscent of another Williams' heroine, Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire....
. In 1961, he directed Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark...
and Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty born March 30, 1937) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He has received a total of fourteen Academy Award nominations, winning one for Best Director in 1982. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards including the Cecil B. DeMille Award.-Early life and...
in the film version of Williams's The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone is a 1961 British film made by Seven Arts-Warner Bros. It was directed by José Quintero and produced by Louis De Rochemont with Lothar Wolff as associate producer. The screenplay was written by Gavin Lambert and Jan Read and based on the novel by Tennessee Williams...
which brought Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya was an Austrian singer, diseuse, and actress. In the German-speaking and classical music world she is best remembered for her performances of the songs of her husband, Kurt Weill. In English-language film she is remembered for her Academy Award-nominated role in The Roman Spring of Mrs...
an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In 1973, he also directed three one act plays at the Academy Playhouse in Lake Forest, Illinois. Hello From Bertha, Lady of Larkspur Lotion and The Orchestra. He chose a young actress he'd seen in NYC, Jeanie Columbo, to play the ingenue. Also in those productions were Ralph Williams, Betty Miller, Nancy Wickwire, Charlotte Jones and Janet Dowd. In 1990, he directed Liv Ullmann
Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director, as well as one of the "muses" of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman...
in Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
's Private Lives
Private Lives
Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for...
at the National Theatre
Nationaltheatret
The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was founded in 1829...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. He also directed operas for the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
and the Dallas Opera
Dallas Opera
The Dallas Opera is an opera company located in Dallas, Texas . The company was founded in 1957 as the Dallas Civic Opera by Laurence Kelly and Nicolà Rescigno, both of whom had been active with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the first as administrator, the second as artistic director.-The company's...
.
Quintero was a noted teacher and lectured on theatre and gave master classes in acting at the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
and Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
. In 1996 he directed two early O'Neill plays, The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home is an American drama film and directed by John Ford. It features John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, John Qualen, Mildred Natwick, Ward Bond, among others....
and Ile, at the Provincetown Repertory Theater in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Personal life
Quintero battled alcoholismAlcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
and with the help of his life partner, Nicholas Tsacrios, was able to defeat his addiction in the 1970s. He was diagnosed with throat cancer
Esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. There are various subtypes, primarily squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma . Squamous cell cancer arises from the cells that line the upper part of the esophagus...
in 1987 that necessitated the removal of his larynx
Larynx
The larynx , commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the neck of amphibians, reptiles and mammals involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. It manipulates pitch and volume...
which ultimately led to his death in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1999. He remained active until nearly the end of his life.
Legacy
The Jose Quintero Theatre on West 42nd Street42nd Street (Manhattan)
42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known for its theaters, especially near the intersection with Broadway at Times Square. It is also the name of the region of the theater district near that intersection...
in Manhattan was named in his honor.
Productions
- 1949: The Glass Menagerie (T. Williams), Woodstock Summer Theatre, New York.
- 1951: Dark of the Moon (Richardson and Berney), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1951: Burning Bright (Steinbeck), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1951: Bonds of Interest (Benavente y Martinez), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1952: Yerma (Lorca), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1952: Summer and Smoke (T. Williams), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1953: The Grass Harp (Capote), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1953: American Gothic (Wolfson), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1953: In the Summer House (Bowles), Broadway, New York.
- 1954: The Girl on the Via Flaminia (Hayes), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1954: Portrait of a Lady (Archibald, adapted from James), ANTA Theatre, New York.
- 1954: The Hostage (Behan), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1955: The Long Christmas Dinner (Wilder), University of Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1955: The King and the Duke, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1955: La Ronde (Schitzler), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1955: The Cradle Song (Underhill), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1955: The Iceman Cometh (O'Neill), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1956: The Innkeepers (Apstein), New York.
- 1956: Long Day's Journey Into Night (O'Neill), Helen Hayes Theatre, New York.
- 1957: Lost in the Stars (M. Anderson), City Opera, New York.
- 1957: The Square Root of Wonderful (McCullers), Princeton University, New Jersey.
- 1958: Children of Darkness (Mayer), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1958: A Moon for the Misbegotten (O'Neill), Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy.
- 1958: Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni), Metropolitan Opera, New York.
- 1958: I Pagliacci (Leoncavallo), Metropolitan Opera, New York.
- 1958: The Quare Fellow (Behan), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1959: Our Town (Wilder), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1959: Macbeth (Shakespeare), Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1960: The Balcony (Genet), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1960: Camino Real (T. Williams), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1960: The Triumph of Saint Joan (Joio), City Opera, New York.
- 1960: Laurette (Young, adapted from Courtney), New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1961: Look, We've Come Through (Wheeler), New York.
- 1962: Plays for Bleecker Street (Wilder), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1962: Great Day in the Morning (Cannon), New York.
- 1962: Pullman Car Hiawatha (Wilder), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1963: Desire Under the Elms (O'Neill), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1963: Strange Interlude (O'Neill), Broadway, New York.
- 1964: Marco Millions (O'Neill), Lincoln Centre, New York.
- 1964: Hughie (O'Neill), Royale Theatre, New York.
- 1964: Susanna, Metropolitan Opera, New York.
- 1964: La Bohème (Puccini), Metropolitan Opera, New York.
- 1965: Diamond Orchid (Lawrence and Lee), New York.
- 1965: Matty and the Moron and the Madonna (Leiberman), New York.
- 1965: A Moon for the Misbegotten (O'Neill), Arena Stage, Buffalo, New York.
- 1966: Pousse Cafe, New York.
- 1967: More Stately Mansions (O'Neill), Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, and New York.
- 1968: The Seven Descents of Myrtle (T. Williams), New York.
- 1968: The Lady of the Camellias (Dumas), México City
- 1969: Episode in the Life of an Author (Anouilh) and The Orchestra (Anouilh), Buffalo, New York.
- 1970: Gandhi, Playhouse Theatre, New York.
- 1971: Johnny Johnson (Green), New York.
- 1971: The Big Coca-Cola Swamp in the Sky, Westport, Connecticut.
- 1973: A Moon for the Misbegotten (O'Neill) The Orchestra (Jean Annouilh) Hello From Bertha/Lady of Larkspur Lotion (T. Williams) Academy Playhouse/Academy Festival Theatre Lake Forest Ill.
- 1973: A Moon for the Misbegotten (O'Neill), Morosco Theatre, New York.
- 1974: Gabrielle (Quintero), Studio Arena, Buffalo, New York, and Washington D.C.
- 1975: The Skin of Our Teeth (Wilder), Washington D.C.
- 1975: A Moon for the Misbegotten (O'Neill), Oslo, Norway.
- 1976: Knock, Knock (Feiffer), New York.
- 1976: Hughie (O'Neill), Chicago, Illinois.
- 1977: Anna Christie (O'Neill), New York, Toronto, and Washington D.C.
- 1977: A Touch of the Poet (O'Neill), New York.
- 1978: Same Time, Next Year, Oslo, Norway.
- 1978: The Bear (Chekhov) and The Human Voice (Cocteau), Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
- 1979: The Human Voice (Cocteau), Circle in the Square Theatre, New York.
- 1979: Faith Healer (Friel), Boston, Massachusetts, and Longacre Theatre, New York.
- 1980: Clothes for a Summer Hotel (T. Williams), Washington D.C. and Cort Theatre, New York.
- 1980: Welded (O'Neill), University of Columbia, New York.
- 1980: Ah! Wilderness (O'Neill), National Theatre, Mexico City.
- 1981: The Time of Your Life (Saroyan), Brandeis University, Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1981: Ah! Wilderness (O'Neill), West Palm Beach, Los Angeles.
- 1983: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (T. Williams), Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles.
- 1984: Rainsnakes, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1985: The Iceman Cometh (O'Neill), Washington D.C., New York, and Los Angeles.
- 1988: Long Day's Journey into Night (O'Neill), Yale University and New York.
- 1990: Private Lives (Coward), Oslo, Norway.
- Films
- The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone, 1961.
- Television
- Our Town, 1959
- The Nurses, 1963
- Medea, 1963
- J. F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage, 1965
- A Moon for the Misbegotten, 1973
- The Human Voice, 1979
- Hughie, 1981.
- Radio
- In the Zone, 1988
- The Long Voyage Home, 1988
- The Moon of the Caribbees, 1989
- Bound East for Cardiff, 1989
- The Hairy Ape, 1989
- The Emperor Jones, 1990.