''NET Playhouse'' is an American dramatic television

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produced by

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. NET subsequently merged with WNDT Newark to form WNET, and was superseded by the

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, though the NET title did remain. In addition to episodes produced in the

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, the series also aired episodes that were originally produced and broadcast in the

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. The series occasionally broadcast

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s, such as '' L'Avventura'' and '' Knife in the Water''.

Partial list of episodes

Tennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three ...

' " Ten Blocks on the Camino Real" (''

Martin Sheen Ramón Gerard Antonio Estévez (born August 3, 1940), known professionally as Martin Sheen, is an American actor. His work spans over six decades of television and film, and his accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and ...

, Carrie Nye, Janet Margolin; October 7, 1966) *

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev ( ; rus, links=no, Иван Сергеевич ТургеневIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; – ) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poe ...

/ Ronald Ribman's ''The Journey of the Fifth Horse'' (

Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for Dustin Hoffman filmography, his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable charac ...

Michael Tolan Michael Tolan (born Seymour Tuchow, November 27, 1925 – January 31, 2011) was an American actor. Early life and education The son of Morris Tuchow, Tolan was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Central High School and Wayne State Un ...

Susan Anspach Susan Florence Anspach (; November 23, 1942 – April 2, 2018) was an American stage, film and television actress who had roles in films during the 1970s and 1980s such as ''Five Easy Pieces'' (1970), ''Play It Again, Sam (film), Play It Aga ...

; October 14, 1966) *

Maxwell Anderson James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist. Anderson faced many challenges in his career, frequently losing jobs for expressing his opinions or supporting ...

's The Star-Wagon (

, Orson Bean, Marian Seldes; October 21, 1966) *

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...

's '' An Enemy of the People'' ( James Daly, Philip Bosco, Kate Reid; December 2, 1966) * Christopher Fry's ''A Sleep of Prisoners'' ( Barry Morse,

Jon Voight Jonathan Vincent Voight (; born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations ...

; December 9, 1966) * ''Ofoeti'' ( René Auberjonois; December 16, 1966) * Jerry Devine/ Bruce Montgomery's '' The Amorous Flea'' ( Lew Parker; January 6, 1967) * '' La Mama Playwrights'' nowiki/>Jean-Claude van Itallie, Sam Shepard">Jean-Claude_van_Itallie.html" ;"title="nowiki/> nowiki/>Jean-Claude van Itallie, Sam Shepard, Paul Foster (playwright)">Paul Foster">Jean-Claude van Itallie">nowiki/>Jean-Claude van Itallie, Sam Shepard, Paul Foster (playwright)">Paul Foster(January 20, 1967) (re-broadcast 1969) * ''The World of Carl Sandburg'' (Uta Hagen, Fritz Weaver; January 27, 1967) * ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' (Susannah York, Patrick Macnee; February 17, 1967) * ''The World of Kurt Weill'' (Lotte Lenya, Lotte Leyna; February 24, 1967) * ''The Old Glory:

Benito Cereno ''Benito Cereno'' is a novella by Herman Melville, a fictionalized account about the revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno, first published in three installments in ''Putnam's Magazine, Putnam's Monthly'' in 1855. The t ...

'' nowiki/>Herman Melville">Herman_Melville.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Herman Melville">nowiki/>Herman Melville(Roscoe Lee Browne, Frank Langella; March 24, 1967) *

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 188 ...

's ''Misalliance (play), Misalliance'' (

Richard Dysart Richard Allen Dysart (March 30, 1929 – April 5, 2015) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as senior partner Leland McKenzie in the television series ''L.A. Law'' (1986–1994), for which he won a 1992 Primetime Emmy Award as O ...

; April 7, 1967) * ''A Mother for Janek'' (members of the American Conservatory Theater; May 5, 1967) *

Hugh Williams Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams (6 March 1904 – 7 December 1969) was a British actor and dramatist of Welsh descent. Early life and career Hugh Anthony Glanmor Williams (nicknamed "Tam") was born at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex to Hugh Dafydd Antho ...

' ''The Irregular Verb To Love'' ( Cornelia Otis Skinner, Cyril Ritchard; May 20, 1967)"N.E.T. Playhouse" listing, ''Pasadena Independent Star-News'', May 14, 1967, "TV Week" section, p. 22. * ''

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous Big band, jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D ...

- A Concert of Sacred Music'' (June 16, 1967) * ''An Evening Journey to Conway Massachusetts'' ( John Beal, Gary Burghoff; November 3, 1967) * ''Infancy and Childhood'' ( Eileen Brennan, Frances Sternhagen; December 15, 1967) * ''Home'' ( Irene Dailey, Roger Davis; January 19, 1968) * Vinnette Carroll's ''Trumpets of the Lord'' ( James Earl Jones; May 10, 1968) *

Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century c ...

/ C. F. Ramuz's '' The Soldier's Tale'' ( Svetlana Beriosova, Robert Helpmann; October 18, 1968) * ''A Celebration of

William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running three times as the party' ...

t'' (Roy Schneider,

Barry Primus Barry Primus (born February 16, 1938) is an American television and film actor, director, and writer. Career While Primus is primarily an actor, he has also worked as a writer and director in films in which he has acted. For the first decade ...

; December 6, 1968) * '' National Theatre of the Deaf'' (January 17, 1969) *

Athol Fugard Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (; 11 June 19328 March 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director. Widely regarded as South Africa's greatest playwright and acclaimed as "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaki ...

's ''

Blood Knot ''Blood Knot'' is an early play by South African playwright, actor, and director Athol Fugard. Its single-performance premier was in 1961 in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the playwright and Zakes Mokae playing the brothers Morris and Zacharia ...

'' (January 31, 1969) * ''The Prodigal'' (

Kim Hunter Kim Hunter (born Janet Cole; November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. She achieved prominence for portraying Stella Kowalski in the original production of Tennessee Williams' ''A Streetcar ...

, Peter Galman; May 2, 1969) * Paul Zindel's '' Let Me Hear You Whisper'' ( Ruth White, Elizabeth Wilson; May 23, 1969) * ''Theatre America: Story Theatre'' ( Mildred Dunnock, David Clennon; November 27, 1969) * ''Thoughts of the Artist on Leaving the Sixties'' (January 1, 1970) * ''America, Inc.'' (

Abbie Hoffman Abbot Howard Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the ...

, David Silver; February 20, 1970) * ''Generation of Leaves: Jesus - A Passion Play for Americans'' ( Andreas Teuber, Laura Esterman, Asha Puthli,

Kenneth Tigar Kenneth Tigar (born September 24, 1942) is an Americans, American actor, primarily on United States, American television, and translator. Life Kenneth Leslie Tigar was born into a Jewish family in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and raised in the Great ...

; March 10, 1970) * ''Trail of Tears'' ( Joseph Cotten,

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

, Jack Palance; April 8, 1970) * ''They Have Taken Over'' ( Jack Gilford, Carmen Mathews; April 17, 1970) * '' El Tenlro Campesino'' (June 4, 1970) * ''The Ceremony of Innocence'' ( Richard Kiley, William Hickey; June 4, 1970) * ''

Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur (; October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was an American actress. Often referred to as the "First Lady of American Theatre", she was the second person and first woman to win EGOT, the EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and ...

Remembers'' (October 8, 1970) * ''A Scent of Flowers'' (Aileen Seaton, Paul Harding; October 15, 1970) * ''The Sand Castle'' (Barry Symonds, Jean Fowler; November 19, 1970) * '' The Tape Recorder'' ( Inga Swenson,

; November 19, 1970) * ''Foul!'' ( Charlotte Rae,

Sam Waterston Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television, and film. He has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actor ...

; November 26, 1970) * ''Actor's Choice'' ( Gwen Verdon, Cyril Ritchard; November 26, 1970) *

' '' Dragon Country'' (

Kim Stanley Kim Stanley (born Patricia Kimberley Reid; February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was an American actress who was primarily active in television and theatre but also had occasional film performances. She began her acting career in theatre a ...

, Lois Smith; December 13, 1970) *

Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and screenwriter in the 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are '' All My Sons'' (1947), '' Death of a Salesman'' (1 ...

's '' A Memory of Two Mondays'' (

Jack Warden Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920July 19, 2006) was an American actor who worked in film and television. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Shampoo (film), Shampoo'' (1975) and '' ...

, Estelle Parsons; January 28, 1971) * ''Hard Travelin ( Ralph Meeker; February 4, 1971) * ''

Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an Epic poetry, epic poem in blank verse by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The poem concerns the Bible, biblical story of the fall of man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their ex ...

'' part 1 (

Eli Wallach Eli Herschel Wallach ( ; December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014) was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. He received a British Aca ...

, Jo Van Fleet; February 18, 1971) * ''

'' part 2 (

, Jo Van Fleet; February 25, 1971) * ''Sam and John Adams'' (

Laurence Luckinbill Laurence George Luckinbill (born November 21, 1934) is an American actor, playwright and director. He has worked in film, television and theatre, doing triple duty in the theatre by writing, directing and starring in stage productions. He is know ...

; May 13, 1971) * ''The Wright Brothers'' (

Stacy Keach Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his ...

, James Keach; June 24, 1971) * William Alfred's '' Hogan's Goat'' (

Faye Dunaway Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) is an American actress. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Faye Dunaway, many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, ...

, Robert Foxworth,

Rue McClanahan Eddi-Rue McClanahan (February 21, 1934 – June 3, 2010) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles on television sitcoms, including Maude (TV series)#Characters, Vivian Cavender Harmon on ''Maude (TV series), Maude'' (1972–78), ...

; October 11, 1971) * ''

Lorraine Hansberry Lorraine Vivian Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an American playwright and writer. She was the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway theatre, Broadway. Her best-known work, the play ''A Raisin ...

: To Be Young Gifted and Black'' (

Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (born Ruby Ann Wallace; October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress. She was married to Ossie Davis, with whom she frequently performed until his death in 2005. She received numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award, ...

, Claudia McNeil, Al Freeman Jr.; January 20, 1972) * ''Harriet'' ( Kitty Winn,

, Madeleine Sherwood; February 3, 1972) * '' Between Time and Timbuktu'', based on the fiction of

Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut ( ; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his Satire, satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfict ...

, featuring William Hickey, Bob & Ray; March 13, 1972 * ''George Washington - Portrait of the Hero as a Young Man'' ( René Auberjonois; April 13, 1972) *

Loring Mandel Loring Mandel (May 5, 1928 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright and screenwriter whose notable works include the television film ''Conspiracy''. He wrote for radio, television, film and the stage. Early and personal life Mandel was a na ...

's ''Particular Men'' (

, Verna Bloom, and Lois Smith (May 8, 1972) * ''The Last G.I.'s'' (May 25, 1972)

References

External links

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''NET Playhouse'' at CVTA with episode list
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