Orpheus Descending (1989)

Written by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Peter Hall
Cast: Kevin Anderson, Tammy Grimes, Vanessa Redgrave, Anne Twomey, Patti Allison, Lewis Arlt, Lynn Cohen, Constance Crawford

Dolly and Beulah, two gossiping housewives, tell each other that Jabe Torrance has just had surgery in Memphis but is dying. Carol Cutrere comes in a little later and Val, a roaming singer and musician, comes into the general store. Carol flirts with Val, insisting she has met him before in New Orleans, but he denies any prior knowledge of her.

Theater

Neil Simon Theatre · Broadway

Closed

December 17, 1989