(January 7 to February 7, 1965) Louis O. Coxe and he adapted Herman Melville's novel, "Billy Budd," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington D.C. with Tom Ligon (Billy Budd), Ned Beatty, Robert Prosky, Rene Auberjonois, Byrne Piven, George Ebeling, Ronny Cox, Anthony Zerbe, Richard McKenzie, Mel Zimmer, John Milligan, Edward Zang, David Saunders, James Kenny, Burke Byrnes, Alan Oppenheimer, Ted D'Arms, Robert Stattel, David Wade Smith, Robert Chambers, Glenn Scimonelli, Daniel Boyarin, Pic Dawson and Albert Short in the cast. Karl Eigsti was set designer. Marianna Elliott was costume designer. Edwin Sherin was director.
