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Louis W. Scheeder

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Louis W. Scheeder is an American director and producer, longtime head of Washington's Folger Theatre Group, who co-produced and directed the Broadway musical Charlie and Algernon (1980).

Also credited on1 work

Charlie and Algernon

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In the literature8 passages

  • produced by The Kennedy Center Isobel Robins Konecky, Fisher Theatre Foundation and the oe Group (Michael Sheehan and Louis W. Scheeder) with P. J. Benatheatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • PRODUCTIONS AND CASTS American Premiere of CREEPS by David E. Freeman; Director, Louis W. Scheeder; Set, David Chapman. CAST: Steven Gilborn, Philip Charles Mackenzie, Mark Metcalf, Bruce Weit/., Bruce Morrow, Roger Ault, Sloane Bosmak, Richard DeFabees, Pat Gebhard, Roger Ault, Peter Vogt, Sloane Bosniak American Premiere of EDWARD G., L…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • FOLGER THEATRE GROUP Washington, D. C. October 15, 1976-June 26, 1977 Producer, Louis W. Scheeder; General Managers, Larry Verbit, Michael Sheehan; Press, Linda Lehman; Company Manager, Mary Ann deBarbieri; Technical Director, G. Kerry Comerford; Stage Managers, Pamela Horner, Laura Burroughs; Lighting, Arden Fingerhut, Hugh Lester, Eliza…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1976-77 Season, v. 33 (Willis).txt
  • Washington, D. C. October 11, 1978-July 15, 1979 Producer, Louis W. Scheeder; Associate Producer, Michael Sheehan; Production Manager, T. C. Behrens; Business Manager, Marytheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1978-79, v. 35 (Willis).txt
  • Washington, D. C. September 25, 1979-July 27, 1980 Producer, Louis W. Scheeder; Associate Producer, Michael Sheehan; Production Manager, T. C. Behrens; Technical Director, Michael Foley; Business Manager, Mary Ann deBarbieri; Company Manager, Ruth Lancaster; Press, Paula Bond, Maris Newbold; Mu-theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt
  • Louis W. Scheeder, Leonard Peters, Kenneth Frankel, Roger Hendricks Simon; Sets, Hugh Lester, Russell Metheny, Kate Edmunds, Ursula Belden; Costumes, Hilary A. Sherred, Rosemary Ingham,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt

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