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Bob Balaban (Signed)
Bob Balaban (Signed)
Bob Balaban (Signed)
Bob Balaban (Signed)

Bob Balaban (Signed) "BASIC TRAINING PAVLO HUMMEL" 1972 World Premiere Playbill

$ 42.23

Availability: 87 in stock
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    Description

    This is a rare autographed program (playbill) from the Original Off-Broadway production and WORLD PREMIERE engagement of the DAVID RABE play "THE BASIC TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL" at the New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theatre's Newman Theatre in New York City. (The production opened May 19th, 1971 and ran for 365 performances. The play would arrive six years later on Broadway, opening April 24th, 1977 at the Longacre Theatre where it would run for 117 performances.) ..... Rabe's first play in his Vietnam trilogy that included
    Sticks and Bones
    and
    Streamers
    , the play starred BOB BALABAN (who signed the title page) as "Pavlo Hummel" and featured FRANK ADU, PETER CAMERON, EDWARD CANNAN, ANTHONY R. CHARNOTA, STEPHEN CLARKE, FREDERICK COFFIN, PETER CORVETTE, BOB DELEGALL, MARC FLANAGAN, CHRISTAL KIM, JOHN LaGIOIA, ROBERT LEHMAN, DAVID LENTHALL, J. R. MARKS, W. T. MARTIN, WALTER McGINN, VICTOR RACIMO, HOSHIN SEKI, SLOANE SHELTON and LENNAL WAINWRIGHT ..... CREDITS: Book by DAVID RABE; Sets designed by DAVID MITCHELL; Costumes designed by THEONI V. ALDREDGE; Directed by JEFF BLECKNER; Produced by JOSEPH PAPP and THE NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PUBLIC THEATRE ..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page playbill measures 7" X 11" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team, but no cast photos. Includes a wonderful full page ad for the
    Original Broadway production of the JOHN GUARE, MEL SHAPIRO and GALT MacDERMOT musical "TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA"
    which originated at the New York Shakespeare Festival. The program will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The program's seam is split at both the top and bottom, there is discoloration to the inside pages, minor creasing and moderate edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare playbill will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.