The Skin of Our Teeth

1h 53min

Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth," the story of Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, their children Henry and Gladys, and their maid Sabina. They are simultaneously a typical American family living in a present-day New Jersey suburb and are also Adam, Eve, Lilith, Cain and a daughter who survive the Ice Age (although their pet dinosaurs do not), the Flood (as in the book of Genesis in the Bible) and War (as in WWII).

Production Companies

Limelight International

Old Globe Theater

The WNET Group

Broadway Theatre Archive

Cast

Sada Thompson

Sada Thompson

Mrs. Antrobus
Harold Gould

Harold Gould

Mr. Antrobus
Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

Henry Antrobus
Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

Fortune Teller
John Houseman

John Houseman

Network Newscaster
Diana Bellamy

Diana Bellamy

Miss E. Muse / Ivy
Renee Brooks

Renee Brooks

Miss M. Muse / Showgirl
Bonnie Campbell-Britton

Bonnie Campbell-Britton

Miss T. Muse / Audio Person
Gary Dontzig

Gary Dontzig

Telegraph Boy/Conveener
James Coyle

James Coyle

Conveener
Larry Drake

Larry Drake

Homer/Conveener
John Eames

John Eames

Conveener/Fred Bailey
Bill Geisslinger

Bill Geisslinger

Doctor/Broadcaster
Michael Lueders

Michael Lueders

Mammoth/Lifeguard
Jonathan McMurtry

Jonathan McMurtry

Mr. Fitzpatrick
Sean Sullivan

Sean Sullivan

Dinosaur/Chair Pusher
G. Wood

G. Wood

Moses/Conveener

Release date

18th Jan 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English