Below is a list of René's major theater credits. The core of this list appeared in the first installment of ORACLE's quarterly newsletter (though it's been expanded several times since then). Thanks to Lisa Wilcox for the research! A few details are missing from our list... if you are a hoarder of old theater programs, and can supply a missing name of a character René played, or correct a misrecorded date, please contact Marguerite.

	Once in a Lifetime ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1962
	Volpone ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, as Mosca, 1962
	Amphytrion 38 ... Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, as Jupiter, 1962
	Threepenny Opera ... as Mack the Knife, 1962
	Dark of the Moon ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, as the Witch Boy, 1962-1964
	The Hostage ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, as Leslie, 1962-1964
	Long Day's Journey Into Night ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, as Edmund, 1962-1964
	Othello ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, as Roderigo, 1963
	Twelve Angry Men ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1963
	The Devils ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, as Richlieu, 1963
	Pirandello's Henry IV ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1963
	He Who Gets Slapped ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1963
	Taming of the Shrew ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, as Tranio, 1963
	Hotel Paradiso ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1963
	Galileo ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1964
	The Affair ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1964
	The Wall ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1964
	All the Way Home ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1964
	The Rehearsal ... Sharon Playhouse, Sharon, CT, as the Hero, 1964
	The Hostage ... Sharon Playhouse, Sharon, CT, as Pat, 1964
	Where's Charlie ... Sharon Playhouse, Sharon, CT, as Charlie, 1964
	The Fantastiks ... Sharon Playhouse, Sharon, CT, as El Gallo, 1964
	The Magistrate ... Sharon Playhouse, Sharon, CT, 1964
	Billy Budd ... Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1965
	Tartuffe ... American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh, as Tartuffe, 1965-1966
	In White America ... American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh, 1965-1966
	Beyond the Fringe ... American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh, in the Ensemble, 1965-1966
	Under Milkwood ... American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh, 1965-1966
	King Lear ... American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh, as King Lear, 1965-1966
	Tartuffe ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, as Tartuffe, 1967-1968
	Under Milkwood ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, 1967-1968
	Beyond the Fringe ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, in the Ensemble, 1967-1968
	Endgame ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, as Hamm/Clov, 1967-1968
	Charley's Aunt ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, as Fancourt Babberley, 1967-1968
	Man and Superman ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, as John Tanner, 1967-1968
	The Crucible ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, as Reverand Parris, 1967-1968
	In White America ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, 1967-1968
	The Miser ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as La Fleche, 1968
	King Lear ... Lincoln Repertory, New York, as the Fool November 7, 1968 to February 12, 1969 (René left early to do Fire!)
	A Cry of Players ... Lincoln Repertory, New York, as Ned November 14, 1968 to February 15, 1969 (René left early to do Fire!)
	Fire! ... Longacre Theatre, New York, as Marco January 28 to February 1, 1969
	Chemin De Fer ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1969
	The Dance Next Door ... Mark Taper Workshop, Los Angeles, 1969
	The Misanthrope ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as Alceste, 1969
	Twelfth Night ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as Malvolio, 1969
	A Flea in Her Ear ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as Carlos Homenides de Histangua, 1969
	Coco** ... Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York, as Sebastian Baye December 18, 1969 to October 3, 1970 (René left early to do the film McCabe and Mrs. Miller)
	Twelfth Night ... Lincoln Center Repertory (Vivian Beaumont Theatre), New York, as Malvolio March 2 to April 8, 1972
	Tricks ... Alvin Theatre, New York, as Scapin January 8 to 13, 1973 (preceded by six weeks in Detroit)
	King Lear ... New York Shakespeare Festival, New York, as Edgar, 1973
	The Good Doctor* ... Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York, in various roles November 27, 1973 to May 25, 1974 (Click here for a photo)
	The Ruling Class ... American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, as Jack, 1974-1975
	The New York Idea ... Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, as John Karslake March 18 to April 10, 1977
	The Three Sisters ... Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, as Solynony April 26 to May 15, 1977
	Julius Caesar ... Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, as Brutus, 1978
	The Play's the Thing ... Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, as Sandor Turai, 1978
	Break a Leg ... Palace Theatre, New York, as Johann Schiml April 29, 1979 (preceded by four weeks in Stratford, Conneticut)
	The Foreigner ... Marines Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, as Charlie, 1979
	Chekhov in Yalta ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as Stanislavski, 1981
	Twelfth Night ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as Malvolio, 1981
	A Flea in Her Ear ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as Carlos Homenides de Histangua, 1982
	The Misanthrope ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as Alceste, 1982
	Richard III ... Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, 1983
	Big River* ... Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York, as The Duke April 25, 1985 to September 20, 1987 (René left after approximately four months to return to Benson)
	The Petrified Forest ... Los Angeles Theatre Group, Los Angeles, as Alan Squire, 1985
	The Foreigner ... Marines Memorial Theatre, San Francisco, as Charlie, 1986
	Metamorphosis ... Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, as Mr. Samsa March 6 to July 1, 1989
	City of Angels* ... Virginia Theatre, New York, as Buddy Fidler/Irving S. Irving December 11, 1989 to January 19, 1992 (René left in October 1991)
	Don Juan in Hell ... Symphony Space and others, New York and others, as the Devil, 1994
	Love Letters ... Slanted Fedora Conventions, Vulkon conventions, various cities, as Andy Ladd III, 1999-
	Theatrical Jazz ... Slanted Fedora Conventions, various cities, selected readings with Armin Shimmerman, 2000-
	Ancestral Voices ... The Falcon Theatre, Burbank, CA, as Ed and Uncle Roger, 2000
	Delicate Balance ... John Anson Ford Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, as Tobias, 2002
	Dance of the Vampires ... Minskoff Theatre, New York, as Professor Abronsius December 9, 2002 to January 25, 2003 (preceded by lenghty previews)
	Sly Fox ... Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York, as Jethro Crouch, 2004
	The Imaginary Invalid ... Lansburgh Theatre, Washington, DC, as Argan, 2008

* indicates Tony nomination and ** indicates Tony award

Repertory Theatre Appearances

	Alley Theatre ... 1962
	Arena Stage ... 1962-1965
	American Conservatory Theatre*** ... 1965-1968; 1976
	Lincoln Center Repertory ... 1968; 1972
	Mark Taper Forum*** ... 1968; 1970; 1980-1983; 1987
	New York Shakespeare Festival ... 1974
	Brooklyn Academy of Music Repertory Company*** ... 1977-1978
	Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ... 1979
	Los Angeles Theatre Center ... 1985

*** indicates founding member

In Concert

	Every Good Boy Deserves Favour ... Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC and Metropolitan Opera House, New York, as Ivanov, conducted by André Previn, 1979
	Every Good Boy Deserves Favour ... Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, as Ivanov, conducted by André Previn, 1986
	L'Histoire du Soldat ... The La Jolla Music Festival, San Diego, with Gates McFadden, conducted by Kent Nogano, 1994
	It's A Wrap ... Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles, reading "St. Crispin's Day" speech to music from the film of Henry V, June 7, 2003

Click here for a "photo album" of some of René's theatrical appearances.

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