Strider: The Story of a Horse

Theatre

Name:	Westside Theatre/ Upstairs
Address:	407 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036

Production Information

Number of performances:	189
Opening date:	May 31, 1979
Closing date:	November 11, 1979

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Chelsea Theatre Center	Producer
	Robert Kalfin	Producing Director

	Leo Tolstoy	Original Author
	Mark Razovsky	Adaptation
	Uri Riashentev	Lyricist
	Mark Razovsky	Composer
	S. Vetkin	Composer
	Norman L. Berman	Additional Music
	Steve Brown	New Lyrics
	Steve Brown	New Version
	Robert Kalfin	New Version
	Tamara Bering Sunguroff	Translation

	Lynne Gannaway	Director
	Robert Kalfin	Director
	Norman L. Berman	Musical Director

	Andrew Marley	Costume Designer
	Robby Monk	Lighting Designer
	Gary Harris	Sound Designer
	Wolfgang Roth	Scenic Consultant

	Zoya Wyeth	Production Stage Manager

	Norman L. Berman	Conductor
	Norman L. Berman	Musical Arrangements
	Norman L. Berman	Vocal Arrangements
	Guy Klucevsek	Accordian
	Paul Kreshka	Percussion
	Norman L. Berman	Piano
	Bill Tynes	Violin

	Elinor Fuchs	Consultant

Cast

Actor	Role
Steven Blane	Actor/ Gypsy
Katherine Mary Brown	Actor
John Brownlee	Actor
Pamela Burrell	Actor/ Viazapurihka/ Mathieu/ Marie
Roger DeKoven	Vaska/ Mr. Winningstone
Nina Dova	Actor/ Gypsy
Igors Gavon	Actor/ Feofan/ Fritz
Gordon Gould	Actor/ Prince Sepuhofsky
Evan Handler	Actor/ Bet Taker
Benjamin Hendrickson	Actor/ Count Bobrinsky/ Darling/ Lieutenant
Gerald Hiken	Actor/ Strider
Tad Ingram	Actor
Nancy Kawalek	Actor
Jeannine Khoutieff	Actor
Skip Lawing	Actor/ Groom
Ronnie Newman	Actor/ General/ Anouncer
Karen Trott	Actor/ Gypsy
Charles Walker	Actor/ Vendor
Katherine Mary Brown	Actor/ Viazapurihka/ Mathieu/ Marie	UNDERSTUDY
John Brownlee	Actor/ Feofan/ Fritz	UNDERSTUDY
Igors Gavon	Vaska/ Mr. Winningstone	UNDERSTUDY
Evan Handler	Actor/ Groom	UNDERSTUDY
Benjamin Hendrickson	Actor/ Prince Sepuhofsky	UNDERSTUDY
Tad Ingram	Actor/ General/ Anouncer/ Strider	UNDERSTUDY
Skip Lawing	Actor/ Count Bobrinsky/ Darling/ Lieutenant	UNDERSTUDY

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	1980 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music in a Play	Norman L. Berman	Additional Music
2	WON	1980 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Sound Design in a Play	Norman L. Berman	Additional Music
3	WON	1980 Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Performance	Gerald Hiken	Actor

Notes

At the time this production played the theatre was known as the Chelsea Theatre Center. STRIDER: THE STORY OF A HORSE transferred to the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway on November 11, 1979.