A Fable
Brooks Atkinson Theatre, (12/16/1979 - 1/6/1980)
Preview: Dec 6, 1979 - Total Previews: 12
Opening: Dec 16, 1979 - Closing: Jan 6, 1980
Total Performances: 25
Category: Play, Original, Broadway
Setting: Frampol, Poland. The 1880's.
A production by Tyrone Guthrie Theatre.
Written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Eve Friedman;
Directed by Stephen Kanee.

Opening Night Cast
F. Murray Abraham … Alchonon * Laura Esterman … Teibele
Lee Lawson … Genendel * Ron Perlman … Beadle Treitel
Barry Primus … Menasha * Stefan Schnabel … Rabbi
Stephan Weyte … Beadle Leib

Standbys: Steven Gilborn (Alchonon), Mimi Turque (Teibele,Genendel).
Understudies: Ron Perlman (Rabbi), Stephan Weyte (Menasha).

There are no available reviews on the production which Ron Perlman took part in, but for those who would like a summary of the storyline, here is a link to a review of a much later version performed in 1994.

http://www-tech.mit.edu/V114/N58/teibele.58a.html

Ron Perlman's Bio from the "Teibele & her Demon" playbill. RON PERLMAN (Beadle) received his MFA degree from the University of Minnesota. A native New Yorker, he has appeared in repertory at C.S.C. performing as ‘Ejlert Lovborg’ in Hedda Gabler, ‘Lucio’ in Measure for Measure, and starring in Woyzeck and Tartuffe. He created the role of ‘the Emperor’ in Tom O’Horgan’s critically acclaimed The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria. Returning from a European tour, he played the title role in O’Horgan’s Arturo Ui. Creating the role of ‘D.J. Rollins’ in Sunset (later Platinum) with Alexis Smith, he is known on daytime T.V. as ‘Dr. Bernie Marx’ in Ryan’s Hope. Mr. Perlman’s first love is creating musical comedy revue theatre.