Children of a Lesser God
Longacre Theatre
Previews Began: March 22, 1980
Opening Night: March 30, 1980
Closing Night: May 16, 1982
Playwright: Mark Medoff
A unconventional speech therapist who works at a school for the deaf attempts to teach the school’s deaf cleaning woman to speak and read lips. As their relationship heats up, so does their need for control, igniting a thrilling exploration of passion, intimacy, and connection.
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Phyllis Frelich Sarah Norman
John Rubinstein James Leeds
Scotty Bloch Mrs. Norman
William Frankfather Mr. Franklin
Julianne Gold Lydia
Lucy Martin Edna Klein
Lewis Merkin Orin Dennis
Understudies: Jill André (Edna Klein, Mrs. Norman), A. Linda Bove (Sarah Norman), Howard Brunner (Mr. Franklin), Nanci Jagielski (Lydia), Richard Kendall (Orin Dennis), Robert Steinberg (James Leeds)
REPLACEMENTS
John Rubinstein James Leeds
David Ackroyd James Leeds
Howard Brunner Mr. Franklin
Janice I. Cole Lydia
Augusta Dabney Mrs. Norman
Jo de Winter Mrs. Norman
Peter Evans James Leeds
Robert Steinberg James Leeds
James N. Stephens James Leeds
Ron Trumble, Jr. Orin Dennis
Standby: Patrick D’Avanzo (Orin Dennis), Mike Mearian (Mr. Franklin), Bobbie Beth Scoggins (Sarah Norman), Mary Vreeland (Sarah Norman, Lydia)
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