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The Skin of Our Teeth (1983)

Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth," the story of Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, their children Henry and Gladys, and their maid Sabina. They are simultaneously a typical American family living in a present-day New Jersey suburb and are also Adam, Eve, Lilith, Cain and a daughter who survive the Ice Age (although their pet dinosaurs do not), the Flood (as in the book of Genesis in the Bible) and War (as in WWII).

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Blair BrownBlair BrownSabina
  • Photo of Sada ThompsonSada ThompsonMrs. Antrobus
  • Photo of Harold GouldHarold GouldMr. Antrobus
  • Photo of Jeffrey CombsJeffrey CombsHenry Antrobus
  • Photo of Monique FowlerMonique FowlerGladys
  • Photo of Rue McClanahanRue McClanahanFortune Teller
  • Photo of John HousemanJohn HousemanNetwork Newscaster
  • Photo of Diana BellamyDiana BellamyMiss E. Muse / Ivy
  • Photo of Renee BrooksRenee BrooksMiss M. Muse / Showgirl
  • Photo of Bonnie Campbell-BrittonBonnie Campbell-BrittonMiss T. Muse / Audio Person

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