The Guthrie Theater is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The following is a chronological list of the plays and performances that it has produced or presented. Production information from 1963 through the 2005–06 season is sourced primarily from The Guthrie Theater: Images, History, and Inside Stories and The Guthrie Theater.
1960s Artistic Directors: Tyrone Guthrie (1963–66), Douglas Campbell (1966–67), no named artistic director (1968–69)
Stages: Thrust stage on Vineland Place, Crawford Livingston Theater (second thrust stage) in St. Paul, The Other Place
Directors (Vineland Place): Joseph Anthony, Edward Payson Call, Douglas Campbell, Tyrone Guthrie, Robert Lanchester, Philip Manor, John Olin, Stephen Porter, Mel Shapiro, Alan Schneider, Maurice Valency
Actors (partial listing): Paul Ballantyne, Fran Bennett, Raye Birk, Zoe Caldwell, Douglas Campbell, Helen Carey, Len Cariou, Patricia Conolly, Hume Cronyn, David Feldshuh, Rita Gam, Ellen Geer, Peter Michael Goetz, George Grizzard, Charles Keating, Linda Kelsey, James Lawless, Michael Moriarty, Robert Pastene, Richard Russell Ramos, Ken Ruta, Gale Sondergaard, Jessica Tandy
1963
Vineland Place Hamlet – by William Shakespeare The Miser – by Molière The Three Sisters – by Anton Chekhov Death of a Salesman – by Arthur Miller
1964
Vineland Place Henry V – by William Shakespeare Saint Joan – by George Bernard Shaw The Glass Menagerie – by Tennessee Williams Volpone – by Ben Jonson
1965
Vineland Place Richard III – by William Shakespeare The Way of the World – by William Congreve The Cherry Orchard – by Anton Chekhov The Caucasian Chalk Circle – by Bertolt Brecht The Miser – by Molière
1966
Vineland Place The Skin of Our Teeth – by Thornton Wilder The Dance of Death – by August Strindberg As You Like It – by William Shakespeare The Doctor's Dilemma – by George Bernard Shaw S.S. Glencairn – by Eugene O'Neill
1967
Vineland Place The Shoemaker's Holiday – by Thomas Dekker Thieves' Carnival – by Jean Anouilh Harpers Ferry – by Barrie Stavis The House of Atreus – based on Oresteia by Aeschylus, adapted by John Lewin The Visit – by Friedrich Dürrenmatt adapted by Maurice Valency
1968
Vineland Place Twelfth Night – by William Shakespeare Serjeant Musgrave's Dance – by John Arden The Master Builder – by Henrik Ibsen The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – by Bertolt Brecht Merton of the Movies – by Marc Connelly and George S. Kaufman The House of Atreus – based on Oresteia by Aeschylus, adapted by John Lewin
Crawford Livingston Theater She Stoops to Conquer – by Oliver Goldsmith Tango – by Sławomir Mrożek Enrico IV – by Luigi Pirandello
The Other Place Blood of an Englishman – by John Lewin The Jealous Husband and The Flying Doctor – by Molière Little Murders – by Jules Feiffer Red Cross – by Sam Shepard The Indian Wants the Bronx – by Israel Horovitz The Man with the Flower in his Mouth – by Luigi Pirandello Quirk – by Omar Shapli Halloween – by Leonard Melfi Charlie – by Sławomir Mrożek Brecht on Brecht – by Bertolt Brecht
On tour The House of Atreus – based on Oresteia by Aeschylus, adapted by John Lewin The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – by Bertolt Brecht
1969
Vineland Place Julius Caesar – by William Shakespeare The Beauty Part – by S. J. Perelman The Homecoming – by Harold Pinter Mourning Becomes Electra – by Eugene O'Neill Uncle Vanya – by Anton Chekhov
Crawford Livingston Theater The Alchemist – by Ben Jonson Ardele – by Jean Anouilh
The Other Place The Measures Taken – by Bertolt Brecht The Dutchman – Leroi Jones A Slight Ache – by Harold Pinter Krapp's Last Tape – by Samuel Beckett The Hostage – by Brendan Behan The Ghost Dancer – by Fred Gaines
1970s Artistic Directors: no named artistic director (1970), Michael Langham (1971–77), Alvin Epstein (1978–80)
Stages: Thrust stage on Vineland Place, The Other Place, Guthrie 2 on the West Bank
Directors (Vineland Place): Rae Allen, Michael Bawtree, Robert Benedetti, Michael Blakemore, Len Cariou, Eric Christmas, Jon Cranney, Ron Daniels, Anatoly Efros, Alvin Epstein, David Feldshuh, Edward Gilbert, Thomas Gruenewald, Adrian Hall, Nick Havinga, Israel Hicks, John Hirsch, Stephen Kanee, Michael Langham, Eugene Lion, Thomas MacAnna, Robert David MacDonald, Emily Mann, Philip Manor, Tom Moore, Steven Robman, Ken Ruta, Mark Schifter, Kenneth Welsh, David Wheeler
Actors (partial listing): Paul Ballantyne, Fran Bennett, James Blendick, Blair Brown, Barbara Bryne, Helen Carey, Len Cariou, Jeff Chandler, Patricia Conolly, David Feldshuh, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Michael Goetz, Von Johnson, Charles Keating, Linda Kelsey, Nicholas Kepros, Mark Lamos, Karen Landry, Frank Langella, James Lawless, Robert Pastene, Richard Russell Ramos, Ken Ruta, Kenneth Welsh, Dianne Wiest
1970
Vineland Place The Venetian Twins – by Carlo Goldoni, adapted by Robert David MacDonald Ceremonies in Dark Old Men – by Lonne Elder III The Tempest – by William Shakespeare A Man's a Man – by Bertolt Brecht A Play – by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, adapted by Paul Avila Mayer
The Other Place Silence and Landscape – by Harold Pinter Don Pimperlin's Love of Belisa in His Garden – by Federico García Lorca Kumaliza – by C.L. Burton The Madness of Lady Bright – by Lanford Wilson Stars and Stripes Forever – by Fred Gaines The Labyrinth – by Fernando Arrabal Winners – by Brian Friel Baal – by Bertolt Brecht Encore, Food for Thought, and A Mild Case of Death – by David Korr Madam Popov and Wet Dream by God – by Gladden Schrock
1971–72
Vineland Place Cyrano de Bergerac – by Edmond Rostand The Taming of the Shrew – by William Shakespeare A Touch of the Poet – by Eugene O'Neill Misalliance – by George Bernard Shaw The Diary of a Scoundrel – by Aleksandr Ostrovsky
On tour Fables Here and Then – by David Feldshuh and Guthrie actors
1972–73
Vineland Place A Midsummer Night's Dream – by William Shakespeare Of Mice and Men – by John Steinbeck The Relapse – by Sir John Vanbrugh An Italian Straw Hat – by Eugène Labiche Oedipus the King – by Sophocles A Christmas Carol – by Charles Dickens Cyrano, a new musical version – book and lyrics by Anthony Burgess, music by Michael J. Lewis
On tour Of Mice and Men – by John Steinbeck
1973–74
Vineland Place Becket – by Jean Anouilh Oedipus the King – by Sophocles The Government Inspector – by Nikolai Gogol Juno and the Paycock – by Seán O'Casey I, Said the Fly – by June Havoc Waiting for Godot – by Samuel Beckett The Merchant of Venice – by William Shakespeare The Miracle Man – by Erik Brogger, adapted from Molière
On tour The Portable Pioneer and Prairie Show – by David Chambers and Mel Marvin
1974–75
Vineland Place King Lear – by William Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost – by William Shakespeare The Crucible – by Arthur Miller Tartuffe – by Molière The School for Scandal – by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
On tour Everyman – by Anonymous
1975–76
Vineland Place Arsenic and Old Lace – by Joseph Kesselring The Caretaker – by Harold Pinter A Streetcar Named Desire – by Tennessee Williams Loot – by Joe Orton Mother Courage – by Bertolt Brecht Under Milk Wood – by Dylan Thomas Private Lives – by Noël Coward A Christmas Carol – by Charles Dickens Measure for Measure – by William Shakespeare
1976–77
Vineland Place The Matchmaker – by Thornton Wilder Doctor Faustus – by Christopher Marlowe Cat on a Hot Tin Roof – by Tennessee Williams Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – by Tom Stoppard An Enemy of the People – by Henrik Ibsen The Winter's Tale – by William Shakespeare A Christmas Carol – by Charles Dickens The National Health – by Peter Nichols
Guthrie 2 The Collected Works of Billy the Kid – by Michael Ondaatje The Future Pit – by Menzies McKillop Anulla Allen – Autobiography of a Survivor – by Emily Mann and Anulla Allen Triple bill: Cold – by Michael Casale Glutt – by Gladden Schrock Waterman – by Frank B. Ford Pilk's Madhouse – adapted by Ken Campbell Up the Seminole – by Keane Bonath Hello and Goodbye – by Athol Fugard Open Shut – by Robert Hellman
On tour A Party for Two – by Dominique Serrand and Barbara Berlovitz
1977–78
Vineland Place She Stoops to Conquer – by Oliver Goldsmith A Moon for the Misbegotten – by Eugene O'Neill La Ronde – by Arthur Schnitzler Catsplay – by István Örkény The White Devil – by John Webster Design for Living – by Noël Coward A Christmas Carol – by Charles Dickens Pantagleize – by Michel de Ghelderode
Guthrie 2 Ashes – by David Rudkin Mouth on Fire, Not I, Play, and Krapp's Last Tape – by Samuel Beckett The Conversion of Aaron Weiss – by Mark Medoff Dear Liar – by Jerome Kilty Dark Pony and Reunion – by David Mamet
On tour A Moon for the Misbegotten – by Eugene O'Neill Clowns, Lovers & Kings – by Tom Hegg and Susan Dafoe
1978–79
Vineland Place The Pretenders – by Henrik Ibsen Teibele and Her Demon – by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Eve Friedman Boy Meets Girl – by Samuel and Bella Spewack Bonjour, là, bonjour – by Michel Tremblay Hamlet – by William Shakespeare Marriage – by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Barbara Field A Christmas Carol – by Charles Dickens The Beggar's Opera – by John Gay
Guthrie 2 Flashbacks: Christmas Past, Christmas Present – adapted by Scott Rubsam and Gail Smogard My Cup Runneth Over – by Robert Patrick Surprise, Surprise – by Michel Tremblay Vienna Notes – by Richard Nelson Litko – by David Mamet On Mount Chimbarazo – by Tankred Dorst Angel, Honey, Baby, Darling Dear – by Robert Patrick A Kurt Weill Cabaret Martha Schlamme in Concert Little Eyolf – by Henrik Ibsen Émigrés – by Sławomir Mrożek
On tour Marriage – by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Barbara Field
1979–80
Vineland Place The Rivals – by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Right of Way – by Richard Lees The Glass Menagerie – by Tennessee Williams Monsieur de Molière – by Mikhail Bulgakov Endgame – by Samuel Beckett Romeo and Juliet – by William Shakespeare A Christmas Carol – by Charles Dickens You Can't Take It With You – by George Kaufman and Moss Hart
On tour The Glass Menagerie – by Tennessee Williams Americana – adapted by Scott Rubsam I Remember – by Stephen Willems Even as the Sun – by Warren Green
1980s Artistic Directors: Liviu Ciulei (1980–85), Garland Wright (1985–95)
Stages: Thrust stage on Vineland Place, Guthrie Lab (black box) in the Warehouse District
Directors (Vineland Place): JoAnne Akalaitis, Kazimierz Braun, Lee Breuer, Edward Payson Call, Liviu Ciulei, Jon Cranney, Howard Dallin, Robert Falls, Richard Foreman, Kenneth Frankel, Athol Fugard, William Gaskill, Edward Gilbert, Gary Gisselman, Derek Goldby, Edward Hastings, Douglas Hughes, Michael Kahn, Stephen Kanee, George Keathley, Michael Langham, Michael Maggio, Emily Mann, Christopher Markle, Marshall W. Mason, Patrick Mason, Vivian Matalon, Tony Mockus, Timothy Near, Richard Ooms, Lucian Pintilie, Peter Sellars, Andrei Şerban, Harold Stone, Douglas Turner Ward, Les Waters, Stan Wojewodski Jr., Garland Wright
1980–81
Vineland Place Wild Oats – by John O'Keefe Camille – by Alexandre Dumas, fils The Tavern – by George M. Cohan Desire Under the Elms – by Eugene O'Neill Mary Stuart – by Friedrich Schiller A Christmas Carol – by Charles Dickens Arms and the Man – by George Bernard Shaw Macbeth – by William Shakespeare
On tour The Tavern – by George M. Cohan A Midsummer Night's Dream – by William Shakespeare, adapted by Stephen Willems Soldiering – by Stephen Willems
1981–82
Vineland Place The Tempest – by William Shakespeare Don Juan – by Molière Our Town – by Thornton Wilder Foxfire – by Hume Cronyn and Susan Cooper Eve of Retirement – by Thomas Bernhard Eli: A Mystery Play – by Nelly Sachs A Christmas Carol – by Charles Dickens Candide – by Len Jenkin, adapted from the novel by Voltaire As You Like It – by William Shakespeare
On tour The Rainmaker – by N. Richard Nash Trouble Begins at Eight: A Mark Twain Offering – by Christopher Markle
1982–83
Vineland Place Summer Vacation Madness – by Carlo Goldoni