Other works

(1963) Stage: Appeared (as "Miss Jones") in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" on Broadway.

(1964) Stage: Appeared (as "Domina") in :A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum" on Broadway. NOTE: She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress or Featured Actress (Musical).

(1980) Stage: Appeared (as "Miss Hannigan") in "Annie" on Broadway.

(1955) Stage: Appeared (as "Hilda") in "Pipe Dream" on Broadway. Musical. Lighting Design / Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Based on the novel "Sweet Thursday" by John Steinbeck, adapted by Oscar Hammerstein II. Costume Design by Alvin Colt. Assistant Scenic Design: John Harvey. Assistant Costume Design: Florence Klotz and Frank Spencer; Hair Design by Ernest Adler. Directed by Harold Clurman. Shubert Theatre: 30 Nov 1955-30 Jun 1956 (246 performances). Cast: William Johnson (as "Doc"), Helen Traubel (as "Fauna"), Kenneth Harvey (as "Joe, The Mexican"), Mike Kellin (as "Hazel"), Judy Tyler (as "Suzy"; only Broadway role), G.D. Wallace (as "Mac"), Marilyn Bradley (as "Emma"), Ruby Braff (as "Pancho, A Wetback"), Warren Brown (as "Alec"), John Call (as "Ray Busch"), Rodolfo Cornejo (credited as Rudolfo Cornejo; as "Pedro"), Pat Creighton (as "Cho Cho Sen"), Sandra Devlin (as "Sumi"), Scotty Engel (as "Johnny Carriagra"), Annabelle Gold (as "Sonya"), Kenneth Harvey (as "Joe, The Mexican"), Jayne Heller (as "Millicent Henderson"), Keith Kaldenberg (as "Red"), Patty Karkalits (as "Weirde"), Warren J. Kemmerling (as "Eddie"), Gene Kevin (as "Slick"), Kasimir Kokich (as "A Waiter"), Marvin Krauter (as "Fred"), Adam Lazarre (as "Esteban, A Wetback"), Joseph Leon (as "Sonny Boy"), Jackie McElroy (as "Mable"), Nicholas Orloff (as "Dizzy"), Guy Raymond (as "George Herman"), Marsha Reynolds (as "Bubbles"), Steve Roland (as "Bill"), Sigyn (as "Basha"), Mildred Slavin (as "Beulah"), Rufus Smith (as "Jim Blaikey"), Hobe Streiford (as "Whitey"), Temple Texas (as "Agnes"), Calvin Thomas (as "Dr. Ormondy0; final Broadway role), Louise Troy (as "Marjorie"), Don Weissmuller (as "Slim"), Patricia Wilson (as "Harriet"), Jenny Workman (as "Kitty"). Understudy: Ruth Kobart (as "Fauna"). Replacement actors during run: Nancy Andrews (as "Fauna"), Don Blackey (as "Red"), Sally Crane (as "Agnes" / "Weirde"), Stokely Gray (as "Jim Blaikey"), Frances Martin (as "Bubbles"), Mildred Slavin (as "Millicent Henderson"). Understudies: Don Blackey (as "Ray Busch"), Warren Brown (as "George Herman" / "Mac"), Keith Kaldenberg (as "Ray Busch"), Patty Karkalits (as "Bear Flag Girls"), Warren Kemmerling (as "Doc" / "Jim Blaikey"), Kazimir Kokic (as "Sonny Boy"), Jerry La Zarre (as "Joe"), Richard Marcado (as "Johnny Carriagra" / "Pedro"), Guy Raymond (as "Hazel"), Mildred Slavin (as "Millicent Henderson"), Patricia Wilson (as "Suzy"). Produced by Rodgers & Hammerstein.

(1992) Stage: Appeared in "Starry, Starry Night", in the American Conservatory Theatre production in San Francisco, CA, for the silver 25th anniversary gala with Rene Auberjonois, Annette Bening, Kathryn Crosby, George Deloy, Peter Donat, Gina Farrell, Andrea Marcovicci, Deborah May, Jeff McCarthy, Sydney Walker, Ann Weldon and Gretchen Wyler in the cast. Edward Hastings was director.

(1/10/96) Stage: Appeared in "A Galaxy on Geary," in an American Conservatory Theatre production at the Geary Theater in San Francisco, CA, with Rene Auberjonois, Annette Bening', Peter Donat, Andrea Marcovicci, William Paterson, David Strathairn and Michael Tucker in the cast.

(1967 season) Lynne Arden; Rene Auberjonois; Ramon Bieri; Dion Chesse; Barbara Colby; Peter Donat; Jay Doyle; George Ede; Patricia Falkenhain; Harry Frazier; Ellen Geer, Will Geer; Robert Gerringer; David Grimm; Scott Hylands; Phillip Kerr; Michael Learned; Barry MacGregor; DeAnn Mears; Judith Milhalyi; Jopsehine Nichols; William Paterson; Angela Paton; Charlene Polite; Marguerite Ray; Ray Reinhardt; Ken Ruta; John Schuck; Paul Shenar; Deborah Sussel; Patrick Tovatt; Ann Weldon and she were associates and journeyman actors at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California. Mark Bramhall; David Dukes; Robert Ferro; Larry Ferguson; Terry Mace; Glenn Mazen; Kimo Perry; Herman Poppe; Kate Hawley; Karen Ingenthron; Carole Mayo Jenkins; Enid Kent; Barry Kraft; Dana Larson; Michael Lerner; James Ragan; Mary Ellen Ray; Mark Schell; Izetta Smith; Gil Turner; Don Watson and Kitty Winn were the acting fellows at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California.

(Saturday, January 21,1967) She played Madame Pernelle in Moliere's play, "Tartuffe," in an inaugural American Conservatory Theatre production at the Geary Theatre in San Francisco, California with Rene Auberjonois (title role); Patrick Tovatt (title role); Josephine Nichols (Madame Pernelle); Judith Mihalyi (Dorine); Ann Weldon (Dorine); Deborah Sussel (Marianne); Charline Polite (Marianne); De Ann Mears (Elmire); Michael Learned (Elmore); Ray Laine (Damis); David Dukes (Damis); James Ragan (Cleante); Peter Donat (Cleante); Paul Shenar (Valere); Mark Schell (Valere); Ramon Bieri (Orgon); Robert Gerringer (Orgon); Phillip Kerr (Monsieur Loyal) and Jay Doyle (Monsieur Loyal) in the cast. William Ball was artistic director and director.

(January 21 to June 18, 1967) Kobart played one of the lead roles in Joseph Kesselring's play, "Arsenic and Old Lace", in The American Conservatory Theatre production at the Geary Theatre in San Francisco, with Richard Dysart and Carol Teitel in the cast. Allen Fletcher was director. William Ball was artistic director.

(Early Fall 1969) Kobart played Anfisa, the elderly family retainer, in Chekhov's "The Three Sisters", at the American Conservatory Theatre production at the ANTA (American National Theatre Association) in New York City with Angela Paton (Olga Prozorov); Michael Learned (Marya Prozorov); Kitty Winn (Irene Prozorov); Jay Doyle (Andrei Prozorov); Harry Frazier (Fyodor Kulygin); Paul Shenar (Baron Tusenbach); William Paterson (Ivan Chebutykin); Robert Lancaster (Vasily Solyony); Ken Ruta (Lieutenant Colonel Vershinin); Philip Kerr (Aleksei Fedotik); James Milton (Vladimir Dodo) and Michael O'Sullivan (Ferapoint) in the cast. William Ball was artistic director and co-director, along with Gower Champion.