Albert Poland Biography (1941-)

Born April 30, 1941; son of Lloyd O. and Bessie Berniece (Seymour) Poland. Addresses: OFFICE--226 W. 47th Street, New York, NY 10036.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male

Famous Works

Credits
STAGE DEBUT--Understudy, Rolf, The Sound of Music, Bus and Truck tour, 1961-62.
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
Soloist, Lotte Lenya at Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1965.
Brandon De Wilde, Eye on New York, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club (ETC), New York City, 1970.
Hans, If Time Has a Stop, Space Is Where It's At, Here at Dead Center ofAmerica, Old Reliable Theatre Tavern, 1970.
Polly Parrot, Elegy to a Down Queen, La Mama ETC, New York City, 1972.
Professor, The Faggot, Judson Poet's Theatre, New York City, 1973.
Master of Ceremonies, The Peaches Intimate Revue, Judson Memorial ChurchGarden, New York City, 1973.
Pope Pius XII, Religion, Judson Poet's Theatre, New York City, 1974.
Credits; PRINCIPAL CABARET APPEARANCES
With the Winged Victory Chorus, various nightclubs, 1961.
as a soloist, has appeared at the Latin Quarter and the Village Barn, NewYork City, 1961-63.
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
Press agent: For the American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1966; for the Ravinia Festival, Chicago, 1966; for the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Beach Boys tour, 1968.
Company manager: Sweet Bird of Youth, Harkness Theatre, New York City, 1976; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1976;Happy End, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1977; Are You Now or Have YouEver Been, Promenade and Century Theatres, New York City, 1978-79.
Credits; PRODUCER
Now Is the Time for All Good Men, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1967.
Peace, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1969.
The Unseen Hand and Forensic and the Navigators, both Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1970.
Acrobats and Line, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1971.
The Bar That Never Closes, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1972.
The Peaches Intimate Revue, Judson Memorial Church Garden, 1973.
Dear Nobody, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1974.
Modigliani, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1979.
General manager: (Also associate producer) Futz, Theatre de Lys, New YorkCity, 1968.
The Dirtiest Show in Town, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1970.

Touch, Village Arena Theatre, New York City, 1970.
Rain, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1971; and They Put Handcuffs onthe Flowers, Mercer Arts Center, New York City, 1972.
San Francisco Mime Troupe, The Dragon Lady's Revenge, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1973.
The Faggot, Truck and Warehouse Theatre, New York City, 1973.
Let My People Come, Village Gate, New York City, 1974-75.
Why Hanna's Skirt Won't Stay Down, Top of the Gate, New York City, 1974.
The Charles Pierce Show and Tommy Tune Atop the Village Gate, both Top ofthe Gate, New York City, 1975.
A Life in the Theatre, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1977-78.
Patio and Porch, both Century Theatre, New York City, 1978.
The Neon Woman, Hurrah Theatre, New York City, 1978.
Crimes Against Nature, Actors' Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1978.
Lone Star and Pvt. Wars, both Century Theatre, 1979.
Vanities, Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, 1979-80.
The Price, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1979.
One Mo' Time, Village Gate, New York City, 1979-82.
General Manager: Table Settings, with Playwrights Horizons at the ChelseaTheatre Center, New York City, 1980.
Das Lusitania Songspiel, Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, 1980.
An Evening with W.S. Gilbert and To Bury a Cousin, both Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1980.
Harlem Swing (also known as Ain't Misbehavin), Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, Paris, France, 1980.
Forty-Deuce, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1981.
The Buddy System, Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1981.
Marry Me a Little, Actors Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1981.
One Mo' Time, Cambridge Theatre, London, England, 1981-82.
Entertaining Mr. Sloan, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1981- 82.
Tomfoolery, Top of the Gate, New York City, 1981-82.
Little Shop of Horrors, Orpheum Theatre, New York City, 1982--.
Weekend and The Middle Ages, both Theatre at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, 1983.
Little Shop of Horrors, Westwood Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1983.
One Mo' Time, Village Gate, Toronto, Canada, 1983-84.
The Vampires, Astor Place Theatre, New York City, 1984.
Orphans, Westside Arts Theatre, New York City, 1985.
As Is, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1985.
A Lie of the Mind, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1985.
El Grande de Coca Cola, Village Gate, New York City, 1986.
Credits; MAJOR TOURS
Producer and press agent, The Fantasticks, national, 1966-68.
Writings;NONFICTION
The Off Off-Broadway Book: The Plays, People, Theatre, 1974.
PLAYS,UNPRODUCED Normal, 1975.

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