Michael Levin(1932-2023)

He played Guildenstern in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," in the inaugural production at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater at 725 Vineland Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota with Paul Ballantyne (Marcellus); Graham Browne (Horatio); Gordon Bryars (Barnardo); Charles Cioffi (Cornelius, Sailor); Clayton Corzatte (Reynaldo, Osric); Nicolas Coster (Laertes); John Cromwell (Player King); Katherine Emery (Musician); Carol Emshoff (Musician); Ellen Geer (Ophelia); John Going (Lucianus); George Grizzard (Hamlet); John Lewin (Voltimand, Priest); James Lineberger (Prologue); Ruth Nelson (Player Queen); Robert Pastene (Polonius); William Pogue (Francisco, Captain); Ed Preble (1st Gravedigger); Lee Richardson (Claudius); Alfred Rossi (Rosencrantz); Ken Ruta (Ghost; 2nd Ghost digger); Jessica Tandy (Gertrude); Claude Woolman (Fortinbras) in the cast. Helen Backlin, Judith Doty, Janet MacLachlan, Joan Van Ark, Selma Hopkins and Marion Miska played the court ladies. Donald Forsberg, Thomas Nyman, Franklin Peters, Ronald Rogosheske, Kenneth Shuman, Pat Slingsby, Charles Stanley and Hans Von Mende played officers and councilors. Hans Von Mende and Ronald Rogosheske also played sailors. Edmond Poshek and Howard Moody played footmen. Tyrone Guthrie was director and artistic director. Tanya Moiseiwitch was set and costume designer. Richard Borgen was lighting designer. Rex Partington was production stage manager. Herbert Pilhofer was composer. Edward Payson Call and Gordon Smith were stage managers. Alfred Rossi was assistant to the director.