Hey, Al just doesn't do movies. See the theatre that Pacino's done over the years.
1962
THE ADVENTURES OF HIGH JUMP(Children's Theater)
Staged: Theater East, New York City
Director: Julio Garzone
Cast: Al Pacino
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK(Children's Theater)
Staged: Cafe Bizarre, New York City
Director: Matt Clark
Cast: Al Pacino
1963
HELLO, OUT THERE by William Saroyan
Staged: Cafe Cino, New York City
Director: Charlie Laughton
Cast: Al Pacino, Owen Hollander, Jeanine Hagerty, Jim Bullet
1965
THE CREDITORS by August Strindberg
Staged: The Actors' Gallery, New York City
Director: Frank Backimarso, Charlie Laughton
Cast: Al Pacino, Julie Crushnic
1966
WHY IS A CROOKED LETTER by Fred Vassi
Staged: Alec Rubin's Theater of Encounter, West Seventy-second Street, New York City
Director: Alec Rubin
Cast: Al Pacino
Obie nomination: Al Pacino
THE INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX by Israel Horovitz (a one-act drama)
Staged: Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theater, Waterford, Connecticut (workshop production)
Director: Julio Garzone
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Matthew Cowles
THE PEACE CREEPS by John Wolfson
Staged: New Theater Workshop Co., New York City
Director: John Stix
Cast: James Earl Jones, Al Pacino
1967
AWAKE AND SING! by Clifford Odets
Staged: Charles Playhouse, Boston, Massachusetts
Director: Michael Murray
Cast: Al Pacino, Will Lee, Lynn Milgrim, John Seitz, Eda Reiss Merin
AMERICA, HURRAH by Jean-Claude Van Itallie
Staged: Charles Playhouse, Boston, Massachusetts
Director: Michael Murray
Cast: Al Pacino, John Seitz, Jill Clayburgh
1968
THE INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX by Israel Horovitz
Staged: Astor Place Theater, New York City, in a double bill with Horovitz's "It's Called the Sugar Plum" (subsequently on tour: Spoleto Theater Festival, Italy)
Director: James Hammerstein
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Matthew Cowles
Opened: January 17, 1968; 204 performances
Best Actor Obie: Al Pacino; Best Supporting Actor Obie: John Cazale; Best New Play Obie: Israel Horovitz
1969
DOES A TIGER WEAR A NECKTIE? by Don Petersen
Staged: Belasco Theater, New York City
Director: Michael Schultz
Cast: Hal Holbrook, David Opatoshu, Al Pacino, Lazaro Perez, Richard Bright
Opened: February 25, 1969; 39 performances
Best Dramatic Actor, Supporting Role Tony: Al Pacino
THE LOCAL STIGMATIC by Heathcote Williams
Staged: Actor's Playhouse, New York City
Director: Arthur Storch (previously directed by Ralph Waite as an Actors' Studio Workshop production)
Cast: Al Pacino, Michael Hadge, Joe Maher, Paul Benedict
Opened: November 1969; 8 performances
1970
CAMINO REAL by Tennessee Williams
Staged: Lincoln Center Repertory Theater, New York City
Director: Milton Katselas
Cast: Al Pacino, Susan Tyrrell, Jessica Tandy, Jean-Pierre Aumont
RATS by Israel Horovits
Staged: Charles Playhouse, Boston, Massachusetts (David Wheeler's Theater Company of Boston)
Director: Al Pacino
Cast: Jack Kehoe, Andrew Winner
1972
THE BASIC TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL by David Rabe
Staged: Charles Theater, Boston, Massachusetts (David Wheeler's Theater Company of Boston)
Director: David Wheeler
Cast: Al Pacino, Barry Snider, Jack Kehoe, Lance Henriksen, Richard Lynch, Ron Hunter, Richard Bright
1972-73
RICHARD III by William Shakespeare
Staged: Loeb Drama Center, Boston, Massachusetts (December 1972) First Presbyterian Church, Boston, Massachusetts (January 1973) (David Wheeler's Theater Company of Boston)
Director: David Wheeler
Cast: Al Pacino, Penny Allen, Lance Henriksen, Han Egleson, Norman Ornellas
1975
THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI by Bertolt Brecht
Staged: Charle Playhouse, Boston, Massachusetts (David Wheeler's Theater Company of Boston)
Director: David Wheeler
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penny Allen, Sully Boyar, Garry Goodrow, Jack Hollander, Jaime Sanchez, Brad Sullivan Taylor Mead, Paul Benedict
1976
THE LOCAL STIGMATIC by Heathcote Williams
Staged: Joe Papp's Public Theater, New York City
Director: David Wheeler
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Joe Maher, Jake Dengel
1977
THE BASIC TRAINING OF PAVLO HUMMEL by David Rabe
Staged: Longacre Theater, New York City (David Wheeler's Theater Company of Boston)
Director: David Wheeler
Cast: Al Pacino, Walter Lott, Jack Kehoe, Lance Henriksen, Richard Lynch, Richard Bright, Larry Bryggman, Paul Guilfoyle, Ron Hunter, Brad Sullivan, Rebecca Dark Tisa Chan
Opened: April 14 (previews), April 24 (regular performances)
Closed: September 3 (117 performances)
Best Dramatic Actor Tony: Al Pacino
1979
HAMLET by William Shakespeare
Staged: Joe Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival Theater (workshop only)
Director: Joe Papp
Cast: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, Raul Julia
THE JUNGLE OF THE CITIES by Bertolt Brecht
Staged: Circle in the Square, New York City (staged readings only)
Director: Liviu Ciulei
Cast: Al Pacino
OTHELLO by William Shakespeare
Staged: Lincoln Center Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City (rehearsals only)
Director: Arthur Sherman
Cast: Al Pacino, Ron Liebman
RIGHARD III by William Shakespeare
Staged: Cort Theater, New York City
Director: David Wheeler
Cast: Al Pacino, Penny Allen, Lance Henriksen, Max Wright, Paul Guilfoyle, Larry Bryggman, Paul Benedict, Ron Hunter, Richard Bright
Opened: June 10, 1979 (following 25 previews)
Closed: July 15, 1979 (33 nonpreview performances)
1980
AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet
Staged: Long Wharf Theater Company, New Haven, Connecticut
Director: Arvin Brown
Cast: Al Pacino, Clifton James, Thomas Waites,
Opened: October 1980; five-week run
1982
AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet
Staged: Downtown Circle in the Square, New York City
Director: Arvin Brown
Cast: Al Pacino, J.J. Johnson, Thomas Waites
Opened: February 17, 1982 (previews). February 25, 1982 (regular performances)
Closed: July 11, 1982
THE HAIRY APE by Eugene O'Neill
Staged: Circle in the Square, New York City (workshop rehearsals only)
Director: Ted Mann
Cast: Al Pacino
1983-84
AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet
Staged: Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., then Booth Theater, New York City
Director: Arvin Brown
Cast: Al Pacino, J.J. Jhonson, James Hayden, Bruce MacVittie
Opened: October 20 (previews), October 27 (regular performances)
Closed: February 4, 1984 (102 performances)
1984
AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet
Staged: Duke of York's Theatre, London
Director: Arvin Brown
Cast: Al Pacino, J.J. Johnson, Bruce MacVittie
1986-87
JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare
Staged: Joe Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival Theater
Director: Stuart Vaughan
Cast: Al Pacino, Martin Sheen, Edward Herrmann
CRYSTAL CLEAR devised by Phil Young (originally created through improvisation with Anthony Allen, Philomena McDonagh and Diana Barrett)
Staged: Workshop only, subsequently abandoned
Director: Phil Young
Cast: Al Pacino
1988
NATIONAL ANTHEM by Dennis McIntyre
Staged: On-book reading, New Haven, Connecticut
Director: Arvin Brown
Cast: Al Pacino
1989-90
CHINESE COFFEE by Ira Lewis
Staged: Workshop only
Director: Jack Gelber
Cast: Al Pacino, Dominic Chienese
1990-91
SALOME by Oscar Wilde
Staged: Circle in the Square, New York City (staged readings)
Director: Arvin Brown
Cast: Al Pacino, Molly Ringwald
1992
CHINESE COFFEE by Ira Lewis
Staged: Circle in the Square, New York City
Cast: Al Pacino
Opened: May 25 (previews), June 28 (regular performances)
Closed: July 29
SALOME by Oscar Wilde (double billing with "Chinese Coffee")
Staged: Circle in the Square, New York City
Cast: Al Pacino, Sheryl Lee
Opened: May 28 (previews), June 29 (regular performances)
Closed: August 1
1996
HUGHIE by Eugene O'Neill
Staged: Long Wharf Theater, New Haven, Connecticut
Director: Al Pacino
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Benedict
Opened: June 2; three week run
HUGHIE by Eugene O'Neill
Staged: Circle in the Square Theater, New York City
Director: Al Pacino
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Benedict
Opened: July 25 (previews), August 22 (regular performances)
Closed: November 2
1998????
THE ICEMAN COMETH by Eugene O'Neill
It's a long shot, but let's all pray it happens....!
Most of this information was taken from "Life on the Wire: The Life and Art of Al Pacino" by Andrew Yule.
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