Production History
Curse of the Starving Class was first performed at the New York Shakespeare Festival, on March 2, 1978, presented by Joseph Papp. The cast was as follows:
- Wesley - Ebbe Roe Smith
- Ella - Olympia Dukakis
- Emma - Pamela Reed
- Taylor - Kenneth Welsh
- Weston - James Gammon
- Ellis - Eddie Jones
- Malcolm - John Aquino
- Emerson - Michael J. Pollard
- Slater - Raymond J. Barry
- Directed by Robert Woodruff
- Setting and Costumes by Santo Loqueasto
- Lighting by Martin Tudor
- Music By Bob Feldman
- Production Stage Manager Zane Weiner
- Presented by the New York Shakespeare Festival
- Producer Joseph Papp
- Associate Producer Bernard Gersten
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