- (1926) Stage: Wrote "The Trumpet Shall Sound", produced on Broadway.
- (1932) Stage: Wrote "Lucrece", produced on Broadway.
- (1937) Stage: Adapted book for "A Doll's House", produced on Brodway. Drama (revival). Written by Henrik Ibsen. Directed / produced by Jed Harris. Morosco Theatre: 27 Dec 1937-May 1938 (closing date unknown/144 performances). Cast: Ruth Gordon (as "Nora Helmer"), Sam Jaffe (as "Nils Krogstad"), Harold Johnsrud, Dennis King, Paul Lukas (as "Dr. Rank"; Broadway debut), Lorna Lynn Meyers, Grace Mills, Jessica Rogers, Howard Sherman, Margaret Waller.
- (1938) Stage: Wrote "Our Town", produced on Broadway. Drama. Costume Design by Helene Pons. Directed by Jed Harris. Henry Miller's Theatre (moved to The Morosco Theatre from 1 May 1938 to close): 4 Feb 1938-Nov 1938 (closing date unknown/336 performances). Cast: Arthur Allen (as "Stage Manager"), Max Beck (as "People of the Town"), Emily Boileau (as "People of the Town"), Barbara Brown, Barbara Burton (as "People of the Town"), Helen Carew (as "Mrs. Webb"), Willard Cary (as "People of the Town"), Francis G. Cleveland, Thomas Coley, Philip Coolidge (as "Simon Stimson"; Broadway debut), Frank Craven (as "Stage Manager"), John Craven (as "George Gibbs"; Broadway debut), Alice Donaldson, Marilyn Erskine, Tom Fadden, Jay Fassett (as "Dr. Gibbs"), John Irving Finn, Mary Elizabeth Forbes, Walter O. Hill, Frank Howell, E. Irving Lock, James Malaidy, Aline McDermott, Charles Mellody, Doro Merande (as "Mrs. Soames"), Thomas Morgan, Dorothee Nolan, Shirley Osborn, Jean Platt, Katharine Raht, William Redfield (billed as "Billy Redfield"), Raymond Roe, William Roehrick, Leon Rose, Thomas W. Ross, Dorothy Ryan, 'Alfred Ryder (I)', Martha Scott (as "Emily Webb"; Broadway debut), Van Shem, William Short, Bernice Silver, Alida Stanley, Lyn Swann, Evelyn Varden, William Wadsworth, Charles Walters, Carrie Weller, Ann Weston, Charles Wiley Jr., Charles Wiley Sr. Understudy: Teresa Wright (as "Emily Webb"). Produced by Jed Harris.
- (1991) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England, with Alan Alda, Jemma Redgrave, Rowena Cooper, John Normington and John Rose in the cast. Robert Allan Ackerman was director.
- (1976) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Jane MacIver, Tony Mockus, Avril Gentles and George Womack in the cast. George Keathley was director.
- (2004) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. William Brown was director.
- (2006) Stage: Wrote "The Skin of Our Teeth," performed at the BackStage Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, with Rebekah Ward-Hays and Melissa Riemer in the cast.
- (1978) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker," performed at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, England, with Maria Charles, Bernard Spear and Jack Klaff in the cast. Jonathan Lynn was director.
- (1955) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker", produced on Broadway. Comedy. Based on "Einen Jux Will Sich Machen" by Johann Nestroy, which was based on "A Day Well Spent" by John Oxenford. Scenic / Costume Design by Tanya Moiseiwitsch. Production Supervised by David Merrick. Directed by Tyrone Guthrie. Royale Theatre (moved to The Booth Theatre from 12 Nov 1956 to close): 5 Dec 1955-2 Feb 1957 (486 performances). Cast: Ruth Gordon (as "Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, a Friend of Vandergelder's Late Wife"), Eileen Herlie, Loring Smith (as "Horace Vandergelder, a Merchant of Yonkers"), Peter Bayliss, Esme Church, Rosamund Greenwood, Arthur Hill (as "Cornelius Hackl, Clerk in Vandergelder's Store"), Patrick McAlinney, Alexander Davion, Charity Grace, William Lanteau (as "Rudolf" / "Waiter"), Phil Leeds (as "Joe Scanlon, a Barber" / "A Musician"), John Milligan, Robert Morse (as "Barnaby Tucker, Apprentice in Vandergelder's Store"), Prunella Scales, Christine Thomas. Produced by The Theatre Guild and David Merrick. NOTE: (1) Reworked from 1938's "The Merchant of Yonkers." (2) Filmed as Hello, Dolly! (1969).
- (1937) Stage: Wrote "Love and How To Cure It" performed at the Globe Theatre in London, England, with Ann Harding, Nicholas Hannen, Athene Seyler, Wendy Toye, Peter Copley, Stephen Haggard and Edward Chapman in the cast. Tyrone Guthrie was director.
- (1952) Stage: Wrote "The Merchant of Yonkers," performed at the Embassy Theatre in London, England, with Raymond Lovell, Robert Eddison, Sophie Stewart, Alfie Bass, Jessie Evans, Esma Cannon, Peter Baylis, Nigel Hawthorne and Henrietta Watson in the cast. Andre Van Gyseghem was director.
- (1954-55) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker," performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England, with Ruth Gordon, Sam Levene, Prunella Scales, Alec McCowen, Eileen Herlie, Peter Sallis, Lee Montague, Arthur Hill, Patrick McAlinney and Esme Church in the cast. Tyrone Guthrie was director.
- (1955) Stage: Wrote "A Life in the Sun," performed at the Assembly Hall Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland, with 'Irene Worth (I)', Robert Hardy, Peter Bayliss, Michael Bates, Robert Speaight, Michael David, John Kidd, Geoffrey Dunn and Rupert Davies in the cast. Tyrone Guthrie was director.
- (1978) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker", performed at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, England, with Maria Charles, Bernard Spear, Jack Klaff and directed by Jonathan Lynn.
- (1968) Stage: Wrote "The Skin of Our Teeth," performed in a Chichester Festival Theatre production at the Chichester Festival Theatre in Chichester, Sussex, England, with Millicent Martin, Pauline Jameson, Maureen O'Brien, Simon Ward, Clive Revill, Hubert Gregg, David Nettheim and the voices of John Clements, Alec Guinness, Laurence Olivier and Peter Ustinov in the cast. Peter Coe was director.
- (1963) Stage: Wrote (w/Jerome Kilty) "The Ides of March," performed at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England, with John Gielgud, Irene Worth, Marie Lohr, John Stride and Julian Glover in the cast. Jerome Kilty and John Gielgud were also directors.
- (1963) Stage: Wrote (w/Jerome Kilty) "The Ides of March," performed at the Theatre Royal in Brighton, Sussex, England, with John Gielgud, Irene Worth, Marie Lohr, John Stride and Julian Glover in the cast. Jerome Kilty and John Gielgud were also directors.
- (1945) Stage: Wrote "The Skin of Our Teeth," performed at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England, with Vivien Leigh, Terry Morgan, Cecil Parker, Leoanrd Maguire, Eve Moore, Ena Burrill and Wallas Eaton in the cast. Laurence Olivier was director.
- (1927) Novel: "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" (filmed as The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004))
- Playwright: "The Long Christmas Dinner".
- Novel: "The Eighth Day".
- (1991) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England, with Alan Alda, Jemma Redgrave, Rowena Cooper, John Normington and John Rose in the cast. Robert Allan Ackerman was director.
- (1944) Stage: Wrote "Our Town", produced on Broadway. Drama (revival). Book by Thornton Wilder. Directed by Wesley McKee and Jed Harris. City Center: 10 Jan 1944-29 Jan 1944 (24 performances). Cast: Arthur Allen (as "Prof Willard"), Montgomery Clift (as "George Gibbs"), Owen Coll (as "Constable Warren"), Marc Connelly (as "Stage Manager"), Curtis Cooksey (as "Dr. Gibbs"), Richard Dalton (as "Joe Crowell"), Parker Fennelly (as "Mr. Webb"), Frederica Going (as "Lady in the Box"), Alice Hill (as "Woman in the Balcony"), Walter O. Hill (as "Mr. Carter"), Carolyn Hummel (as "Rebecca Gibbs"), Donald Keyes (as "Howie Newsome"), Doro Merande (as "Mrs. Soames"), John Paul (as "Man in The Auditorium"), John Ravold (as "Joe Stoddard"), Ethel Remey (as "Mr. Webb"), Roy Robson (as "Si Crowell"), Teddy Rose (as "Wally Webb"), Martha Scott (I) (as "Emily Webb"), William Swetland (as "Simon Stimson"), Evelyn Varden (as "Mrs. Gibbs"), Jay Velie (as "Sam Craig"). Produced by Jed Harris (I).
- (2004) Stage: Wrote "The Skin of Our Teeth," performed at the Young Vic Theatre in London, England, with Jonas Armstrong, Maureen Beattie, Bette Bourne, David Troughton, and Indira Varma in the cast. David Lan was director.
- (1957) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker," performed at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, MA, with Gertrude Berg (I) and Milo Boulton in the cast.
- (1935) Stage: Wrote "Ah, Wilderness," performed at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, MA, with J.C. Nugent in the cast.
- (1939) Stage: Wrote / appeared in "Our Town," at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, MA, with Martha Scott (I) in the cast.
- (12/5/37) Stage: Adapted He adapted Henrik Ibsen's play, "A Doll's House," at The Grand Opera House in Chicago, IL, with Ruth Gordon (I) (as "Nora Helmer"), Dennis King (I), Paul Lukas (I) and Sam Jaffe (I) in the cast.
- (2005) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Hypocrites Theatre in Chicago, IL. David Cromer was director.
- (1/24/39) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Selwyn Theatre in Chicago, IL, with Frank Craven (I) ("Stage Manager"); James Spottswood ("Dr. Gibbs"); Evelyn Varden ("Mrs. Gibbs"); Thomas W. Ross ("Mr. Webb"); Helen Carew ("Mrs. Webb"); John Craven (I) ("George Gibbs"); Dorothy McGuire (I) ("Emily Webb"); Patricia Roe (I) ("Rebecca Gibbs"); Raymond Rose; Tom Fadden; Charles Wiley Jr.; Walter O. Hill; Milton Parsons; Dorp Merande; E. Irving Locke; William Redfield (credited as Billy Redfield); William Wadsworth; and Edward P. Goodnow in the cast.
- (5/3/2008) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Chopin Theatre in Chicago, IL, with David Cromer ("Stage Manager"), Tim Curtis ("Mr. Webb"), Stacy Stoltz ("Mrs. Gibbs"), and Jennifer Grace ("Emily") in the cast. David Cromer was also director.
- (1967) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed in an American Conservatory Theatre production at the Geary and Marine Memorial Theatres in San Francisco, CA. Edward Hastings was director.
- (1967-68) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed in an American Conservatory Theatre production at the Geary and Marine Memorial Theatres in San Francisco, CA. Edward Hastings was director.
- (1975-76) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker," performed in an American Conservatory Theatre production in San Francisco, CA. William Ball was director.
- (1984-85) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed in an American Conservatory Theatre production in San Francisco, CA. Janice Hutchins and William Ball were directors.
- (1995-96) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker," performed in an American Conservatory Theatre production in San Francisco, CA. Richard Seyd was director.
- (1975) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker," performed in an American Conservatory Theatre production at the Moscow Arts Theatre in Moscow, Russia; Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia; and Riga, Latvia; in an US Department Cultural Exchange Program tour for a month. Laird Williamson was director.
- (9/26/13-10/27/13) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Public Theater in Pittsburgh, PA, with Tom Atkins (I) ("Stage Manager"); Cary Anne Spear ("Mrs. Webb"); Bridget Connors ("Mrs. Gibbs"); John Shepard; Marc Epstein; Patrick Cannon ("George"); Erin Lindsey Krom ("Emily"); Daniel Krell ("Choirmaster"); Ken Bolden ("Professor"); Larry John Meyers ("Undertaker"); James Fitzgerald; Linda Haston; Terry Wickline ("Neighbor"); Andy Kirtland; Karen Merritt; Andrew Sackhamer; Wali Jamal ("Milkman"); Weston Blakesley ("Policeman"); Charlotte Bush; Julia Coblin; Edgar O'Connell; Elliott Pullen; and Ryan Showalter in the cast. Ted Pappas was director / scenic designer. Kirk Bookman was lighting designer. Gabriel Berry was costume designer. Zach Moore was sound designer. McCorkle was casting director. Ruth E. Kramer was production stage manager. Fredric H. Orner was assistant stage manager.
- (11/12/90-12/23/90) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Public Theater in Pittsburgh, PA.
- (11/29/32) Stage: Translated André Obey's play "Lucrece," in its American premiere at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, OH, with Katharine Cornell (I) in the cast.
- (12/3/34) Stage: Wrote "Ah, Wilderness!," performed at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, OH, with George M. Cohan (I) in the cast.
- (1/1/59) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, OH, with Frank Craven (I), Evelyn Varden, Helen Carew, James Spottswood, Raymond Roe, Tom Fadden, John Craven, Patricia Roe, Charles Wiley Jr., Dorothy McGuire (I), Thomas W. Ross, Walter O. Hill, Alice Donaldson, Thomas Coley, Katharine Raht, Milton Parsons, William Roerick, Doro Merande, E. Irving Locke, William Redfield (credited as Billy Redfield), William Wadsworth and Edward P. Goodnow in the cast. Raymond Sovey was set designer. Helene Pons was costume designer. Jed Harris (I) was producer / director.
- (2/14/38) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre. Ran for 336 performances before the national tour.
- (2/4/38-2/13/38) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Henry Miller Theatre in New York City.
- (5/27/57) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker," performed at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, OH, with Ruth Gordon (I) in the cast.
- (1957) Stage: Wrote "The Matchmaker," performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, with Nina Olivette and Jack Harrold in the cast. Frank Carrington and Agnes Morgan were directors.
- (8/6/39) Stage: Wrote "Our Town," performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, ME, with Sinclair Lewis (I) in the cast.
- (8/72) Stage: Wrote source material (play, 'The Matchmaker') for "Hello, Dolly!," at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, ME, with Anne Russell in the cast. Jerry Herman was composer and lyricist. Michael Stewart wrote the book.
- (7/85) Stage: Wrote source material (play, 'The Matchmaker') for "Hello, Dolly!," performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, ME, with Anne Russell in the cast. Jerry Herman was composer and lyricist. Michael Stewart wrote the book.
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