The Blessed and the Damned is the title of a program of two one-act plays staged by Orson Welles in 1950, which he also wrote and starred in. [1] Le Monde called the show a masterpiece of scenic art. [2] The performance included filmed elements. [3]
Eartha Kitt and Hilton Edwards were also featured players, [4] as were Suzanne Cloutier, Jennifer Howard, and Pittsburgh-born Jamie Schmitt, prior to adopting his better-known stage name, Jamie Smith.
A photo of Welles and others discussing work on the show exists. [5]
The two plays were Time Runs and The Unthinking Lobster. Indiana University's Lilly Library has a playbill for the shows. The University of Michigan's archives acquired a script for The Unthinking Lobster. [6] [7]
Unless otherwise indicated, credits derived from This Is Orson Welles . [8]
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