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Susan Edwards Headshot
Susan Edwards
Raisa Filippovna (u/s)
Vtoraya
(Applause Books)
Laura Esterman Headshot
Laura Esterman
Cleopatra Maximovna

(a beauty who has seen better days)
Clarence Felder Headshot
Clarence Felder
Alexander Petrovich Kalabushkin

(the upstairs neighbor)
Cheryl Giannini Headshot
Cheryl Giannini
Cleopatra Maximovna (u/s)
Serafima Ilyinishna (u/s)
Tretya
(Applause Books)
Grayson Hall Headshot
Grayson Hall
Serafima Ilyinishna

(Senya's mother-in-law)
John Heffernan (i) Headshot
John Heffernan (i)
Aristarkh Dominikovich Grand-Skubik

(an intellectual)
Russell Horton Headshot
Russell Horton
Semyon Semyonovich Podsekalnikov
(Applause Books)
Derek Jacobi Headshot
Derek Jacobi
Semyon Semyonovich Podsekalnikov

(Senya, the would-be suicide)
Carol Mayo Jenkins Headshot
Carol Mayo Jenkins
Margarita Ivanovna

(Senya's close and dear friend)
John Christopher Jones Headshot
John Christopher Jones
Yegor Timofeevich

(a Marxist)
John Christopher Jones, who has an extensive Broadway career including his role in "The Suicide," has also made significant contributions to New York theatre and film, and is an Associate Director of the Depot Theatre in upstate New York. more...
David Patrick Kelly Headshot
David Patrick Kelly
A Young Boy
Pervy
Christopher Loomis Headshot
Christopher Loomis
Alexander Petrovich Kalabushkin (u/s)
Father Yelpidy (u/s)
Waldemar Arsenyevich Pugachov (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Derek Meader Headshot
Derek Meader
Victor Victorovich (u/s)
Vtoroy
(Applause Books)
William Myers Headshot
William Myers
Father Yelpidy

(a priest)
Polly Pen Headshot
Polly Pen
Margarita Ivanovna (u/s)
Pervaya (u/s)
Tretya (u/s)
Vtoraya (u/s)
Woman with young boy (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Angela Pietropinto Headshot
Angela Pietropinto
Maria Lukyanovna

(Masha, Senya's wife)
Mary Lou Rosato Headshot
Mary Lou Rosato
Raisa Filippovna

(Cleopatra's rival)
David Sabin Headshot
David Sabin
Waldemar Arsenyevich Pugachov

(a butcher)
John Seeman Headshot
John Seeman
A Young Boy (u/s)
Pervy (u/s)
Trety (u/s)
Vtoroy (u/s)
Yegor Timofeevich (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Leda Siskind Headshot
Leda Siskind
Maria Lukyanovna (u/s)
Pervaya
Woman with young boy
Chip Zien Headshot
Chip Zien
Victor Victorovich

(a writer)
Chip Zien, who played a role in the Broadway production of THE SUICIDE alongside Derek Jacobi, is widely recognized for his performances in INTO THE WOODS and FALSETTOS, and has recently ventured into writing with his musical, THE HISTORY OF WAR. more...
Jeff Zinn Headshot
Jeff Zinn
Trety

(a gypsy man (guitar))
Jeff Zinn, who performed on Broadway in "The Suicide" with Derek Jacobi, has an extensive career that includes serving as the Artistic Director of Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater from 1988 to 2011, where he directed over 150 shows. more...

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Awards and Nominations


1981 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Actor in a Play: Derek Jacobi was nominated but did not win.

Production Team

F. Mitchell Dana Lighting Designer
J. Roy Helland Make-Up Designer
Hair Designer
Jonas Jurasas Director
Santo Loquasto Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
Jack Shearing Sound Designer
Richard Weinstock Composer
(Incidental Music)
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