Orphans
Two grown orphan brothers live in an old dilapidated row house in North Philadelphia – deserted in childhood by an unfaithful father and by the death of their mother. Older brother Treat, brutal and violent, provides for his younger brother Phillip by being a petty thief—interpreting the role of father. With the love and protectiveness of an older brother and an orphan’s fear of abandonment, Treat takes away Phillip’s chances to grow up, depriving him of knowledge and forcing him to live in a world of illiteracy and innocence: relegating him to their lost childhood.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Harold | Albert Finney |
|---|---|
| Philip | Kevin Anderson |
| Treat | Jeff Fahey |
| understudy | Simon James |
| understudy | Nelson E Ward
(credited as Nelson Ward) |
Crew | |
| Associate Producer | David Pugh |
| Composer | Lyle Mays |
| Composer | Pat Metheny |
| Costumes | Nan Cibula |
| Designer | Kevin Rigdon |
| Director | Gary Sinise |
| Lighting Designer | Kevin Rigdon |
| Musician | Nana Vasconselos |
| Press and Publicity | Sue Hyman |
| Producer | Joan Cullman |
| Producer | Dasha Epstein |
| Producer | Robert Fox |
| Producer | Michael Medwin |
| Sound | Gary Sinise |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Janet Machem |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Howard Grace |
| Assistant to Michael Medwin | Daphne Hunter |
| Assistant to Robert Fox | Sarah Mason |
| Company & Stage Manager | Paul Mills |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Melanie Bryceland |
| Financial Assistant | Sally Robarts |
| General Manager (Robert Fox Ltd, New York) | Albert Poland |
| Production Assistant | Vanessa Sitwell |
| Production Carpenter | Tony Ramsey |
| Production Electrician | Julian Rees |
| Production Photographer | John Haynes |
| Thanks | F Trauffler Ltd |
- Observations (1)
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Roger.
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Observations
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An Australian tourist I attended this play. Never seen anything on stage as moving. Albert Finney brought applause that lasted for minutes. People at the back stood on their seats and clapped. I have attended 80 plays across the world. None as memorable as this. Finney on stage locked in my brain. Fabulous.
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