PRODUCTION HISTORY
The 1970s
1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75
1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80
1970-71
Mainstage
- Indians by Arthur Kopit
- A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau
- The Miser by Molière
- Hay Fever by Noel Coward
- The Price by Arthur Miller
- Happy Ending & Day of Absence by Douglas Turner Ward
Special Presentations
- Dear Love — Jerome Kilty, Myrna Loy
- Emlyn Williams in Charles Dickens
- Richard II by William Shakespeare
1971-72
Mainstage
- Ring 'Round the Moon by Jean Anouilh
- The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare
- Hotel Paradiso by Georges Feydeau
- Getting Married by George Bernard Shaw
- And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little by Paul Zindel
- Adaptation & Next by Elaine May & Terrence McNally
Special Presentation
- I Am A Woman by Viveca Lindfors
Special Event — Washington State Tour
Summer Tour "Rep 'n' Rap"
- Thurbermania — best of James Thurber
1972-73
Mainstage
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
- Camino Real by Tennessee Williams
- Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas
- Child's Play by Robert Marasco
- All Over by Edward Albee
- The Tavern by George M. Cohan
Special Presentation
- Promenade, All — Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy
Special Event — Washington State tour
- The Tavern by George M. Cohan
Summer Tour "Rep 'n' Rap"
- The Diary of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain
1973-74
Mainstage
- Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris by Jacques Brel
- That Championship Season by Jason Miller
- Three Men on a Horse by George Abbott & John Cecil Holm
- A Family and a Fortune by Ivy Compton-Burnett
- The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
- The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder
Summer Tour "Rep 'n' Rap"
- Love, Life and Other Laughing Matters
1974-75
Mainstage
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- A Grave Undertaking by Lloyd Gold (premiere)
- Life with Father adapted by Howard Lindsay & Russell Crouse
- Waltz of the Toreadors by Jean Anouilh
- A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
- The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder
The 2nd Stage
- Biography by Max Frisch
- After Magritte & The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard
- The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria by Fernando Arrabal
- A Look at the Fifties by Al Carmines
The 2nd Stage "Extra"
- Halloween & Lunchtime one-acts by Leonard Melfi
Special Event — Washington State tour
- The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder
Summer Tour "Rep 'n' Rap"
- Crazyquilt (a collection of American humor)
1975-76
Mainstage
- Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
- Jumpers by Tom Stoppard
- Seven Keys to Baldpate by George M. Cohan
- The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia by Preston Jones
- The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giradoux
- Private Lives by Noel Coward
The 2nd Stage
- Benito Cereno by Robert Lowell
- Entertaining Mr. Sloane by Joe Orton
- "Made for TV" — an ensemble work created by the 2nd Stage Company
- Kennedy's Children by Robert Patrick
- The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje
Special Presentation
- The Many Faces of Love — Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy
Special Event — Western States Tour
- Seven Keys to Baldpate by George M. Cohan
1976-77
Mainstage
- Music Is—based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Book & direction by George Abbott, Score by Richard Adler & Lyrics by Will Holt (premiere)
- Anna Christie by Eugene O'Neill
- The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
- The Show-Off by George Kelly
- Equus by Peter Shaffer
The 2nd Stage
- Bingo by Edward Bond
- Once upon a Time by Alexey Arbuzov
- Suzanna Andler by Marguerite Duras (premiere)
- Boesman and Lena by Athol Fugard
- Vanities by Jack Heifner
Special Presentation
- By-Line, Ernie Pyle one-man show by William Windom
Summer Tour "Rep 'n' Rap"
- Just Between Us one-woman show by Peggy Cowles
Special Event — Western States Tour
- The Show-Off by George Kelly
Special Tours
- The Rhythm Show
(13 days in Alaska, sponsored by NEA; Washington State junior high schools, sponsored by CEP; plus Montana, Idaho & Oregon)
1977-78
Mainstage
- The Royal Family by Edna Ferber & George S. Kaufman
- The Dream Watcher by Barbara Wersba (premiere)
- The National Health by Peter Nichols
- Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
- 13 Rue de l'Amour by Georges Feydeau
The 2nd Stage
- Eminent Domain by Percy Granger
Special Presentations
- "Albee on Albee" — Edward Albee reading selected excerpts from his works
- "The Playwright vs. The Theatre" — lecture by Edward Albee
Special Event — Western States Tour
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Summer Tour "Rep 'n' Rap"
- Discovering Tutankhamun by the Seattle Rep Company (premiere)
1978-79
Mainstage
- A Penny for a Song by John Whiting
- The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen
- Side by Side by Sondheim by Stephen Sondheim
- The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
- Catsplay by Istvan Orkeny
- Fallen Angels by Noel Coward
Special Events — Western States Tour
- The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Mobile Outreach Bunch (MOB; Washington & Idaho tour)
- The Energy Show — created and performed by the MOB company
1979-80
Mainstage
- Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw
- A History of the American Film by Christopher Durang
- An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
- The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
- Spokesong by Stewart Parker
- Pal Joey—book by John O'Hara, with music & lyrics by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
Special Events
- The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare; tour of Washington & Idaho
- Top of the Charts — created and performed by the MOB company; toured throughout Washington
Sundays at Three
"The Lion and the Portuguese by Susan Rivers"
"Transformations"
"Brush Up Your Shakespeare"
"We're Here Because We're Here"
"Pleasure and Repentance"
"Was Ever Woman in This Humor Wooed?"
"Mr. Joyce is Leaving Paris"
"Always Take Mother's Advice"
"Pride and Prejudice"
"The King Baggy Pants Revue"
"With A Song In My Heart"
Plays-in-Progress
- The American Clock by Arthur Miller
- The Lion and the Portuguese by Susan Rivers
- Dud Shuffle by Alf Silver
Pictured: John Aylward in The Collected
Works of Billy the Kid
