Theatre Work

Shelley Winters started on the stage and that's where I think she probably feels most comfortable!! She has done many shows in her life and I have yet to document all of them, but here is a small list of what I have been able to find so far.
(click on the underlined Titles to see a picture of the playbill, and for those who don't know NYC stands for New York City)

-Night Before Christmas (before 1939: source Oklahoma Playbill)

-Of V We Sing (Between 1939-1941: source Oklahoma Playbill)
    - Hotel St. James Ballroom, New York New York (one of the first Off-Broadway Musicals???)

-The Time of Your Life (About 1939-1940)
    -Understudy for Julie Haydon. Never appeared on stage.

-Meet the People
    -US touring company  (1939?) Starring: Virginia O'Brien, Peggy Ryan, Fay McKenzie, Jack Albertson and Shelley Winters (Shelley was only 16 and though it was only in New York for a week she got to be on Broadway before it went on tour, this was her first musical/play)

-Rosalinda
    -Nora Bays Theatre, 44th Street NYC  (1942) Starring: Oscar Karlweis, Dorthy Sarnoff, Shelley Winters. Directed by: Max Reinhardt (This is the play that got Shelley her screen test for Columbia pictures)

-Conquered in April (before 1946: source The Merry Widow Playbill)

-The Merry Widow (1946)- Starring: Jan Kiepura, Marta Eggerth, John Harold, Alexander Gerry, Nils Landin, Zenia Bank, Clare Alden, Gene Ramey, Alan Vaughn, Ralph Lewis, Jack Finch, Norman Budd, Shelley Winters, Milada Mladova, George Zoritch.

-Oklahoma!
    - St. James Theatre, NYC  (1947) Starring: Shelley Winters, Ruth Weston, Wilton Clary, Bruce Hamilton and Mary Hatcher. Written by: Rogers and Hammerstien. ( Shelley play Ado Annie)

-A Hatful of Rain (1955)
    - Shubert Theatre, New Haven, Conn., (October, 1955) Written by Michael Gazzo; Directed by Frank Corsaro;  Sets and Costumes by Mordecai Gorelik; Starring: Shelley Winter, Ben Gazzara, Anthony Franciosa, Frank Silvera, and Harry Guardino
    - The Lyceum Theatre, NYC  (premiere: November 9, 1955)Starring: Frank Silvera, Ben Gazzara, Shelley Winters, Henry Silva, Paul Richards, Harry Guardino, Anthony Franciosa, Steve Gravers, and Christine White

-Girls of Summer
    - Shubert Theatre, New Heaven, Conn. (October, 1956)  Written by Richard Nash; Directed by Jack Garfein; Sets by Boris Aronson; Lighting by Leland H. Watson; Costumes by Kenn Barr (Song Girls of Summer composed by Stephen Sondheim) Starring: Shelley Winters, Pat Hingle, and George Peppard
    - Longacre Theatre, NYC (December, 1956) Starring: Shelley Winters, George Peppard, Arthur Storch, Pat Hingle, Lenka Peterson, Nellie Burt, John Harkins, Sandra Stevens. Directed by Jack Garfein, Written By Richard Nash

-Invitation to March
    -The Colonial Theatre, Boston, Mass. (October, 1960)Starring: Shelley Winters, Madaline Sherwood Jeffery Rowland, Eileen Heckart, Tom Hatcher, Jane Fonda, James MacArthur, Richard Derr

-The Night of the Iguana
    - Royale Theatre, NYC, (1962) Starring: Margaret Leighton. Shelley Winters, and Patrick O'Neal. Written by Tennessee Williams, Driected by Frank Corsaro.

-Luv-1967?? Starring: Shelley Winter, and  Elliott Gould

-Under The Weather-
    - Cort Theatre-NYC, (October 27, 1966)-Shelley Winters, Harry Towb and Hazen Gifford, written by Saul Bellows

-Minnie's Boys-
    -Imperial Theatre, NYC, (1970) Starring: Shelley Winters, Mort Marshall, Arny Freeman, Julie Kurnitz

-Effects of Gamma Rays on the Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
     - Playhouse on the Mall, Paramus, New Jersey (pre-broadway tryout) (October 1973)Directed by, Robert H. Livingston; Starring: Shelley Winters, Maureen Stilliman, Margaret Ladd, Carol Potter and Helen G. Ross.
     - Little Theatre, New York, New York (opened: 6 December 1973)
     - (Touring Company, 1974) Starring Shelley Winters, Anne Ives, Directed by Robert H. Livingston
 

-Kennedy's Children
    -Studebaker Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, (1976) Starring: Shelley Winters, Farley Granger, Sally Kirkland, Al Freeman Jr., and Ann Wedgeworth

-The Gingerbread Lady
    -Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Illinois  (1981)Starring: Shelley Winters, Marian Reiter, Colin Lane, Diane Hurley, Michael Rider and Dionisio; Written by: Neil Simon

-Natural Affection

Summer and Winter Stock

-The Taming of The Shrew (1947)
    -Curran Threatre - San Francisco Starring: Shelley Winters, Thomas Noonan and John Ireland.

-Born Yesterday (1950)
    - Cape Playhouse - Dennis, Massachusetts (Week of July 3, 1950) Directed by William Harmon; Starring: Shelley Winters, Judson Pratt, Richard Robbins and Richard Midgley
    -Ivoryton Playhouse - Ivoryton, Connecticut (July 10-15, 1950) Directed by William Harmon; Starring Shelley Winters, Judson Pratt, Richard Robbins, and Richard Midgley

-Wedding Breakfast  (1955)
    - Triple Cities Playhouse, Binghamton, New York (July 4-9, 1955) Directed by Frank Corsaro, Starring Shelley Winters, Anthony Franciosa, Wirginia Vincent and Martin Balsam
    -Boston Summer Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts (week of August 24, 1955) Directed by Frank Corsaro; Starring: Shelley Winters, Anthony Franciosa, Virgina Vincent, and Martin Balsam. Book by: Theodore Reeves.

-A Piece of Blue Sky (1959)
    - The North Jersey Playhouse - Fort Lee, New Jersey (Spring 1959, probabbly May)Directed by Jack Ragotzy, Starring Shelley Winters, Albert Morgenstern, Marian Seldes and Gerald O'Louhlin
    - Falmouth Playhouse - Coonamessett, Massachusetts (Week of Auguust 17, 1959) [NOTE: The Falmouth Playhouse was destroyed by fire in February 1994]

-Two for the Seasaw
    -Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn NJ (1960) Starring Shelley Winters, Kevin McCarthy. Directed by Frank Corsaro

-The Country Girl (1961)
    - Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn NJ (April 3-15, 1961) Directed by: Milton Katselas, Starring: Shelley Winters (played Beatrice), Joseph Anthony, Joseph Campanella, Morgan Sterne.

-A View from the Bridge (1961)
    - Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn NJ (April 19-29, 1961) - Directed by Milton Katselas, Starring Shelley Winters (played Georgie Elgin), David J. Stewart and Joseph Campanella

-Days of the Dancing  (1964)
    - Paper Mill Playhouse - Millburn, New Jersey (June 30-July 11 19664) Directed by Timmy Everett,Starring: Shelley Winter, Robert Walker, and Sally Kirkland

-Who's Afraid of Virgina Wolf (1965)
    - Ivoryton Playhouse - Ivoryton, Connecticut (Week of August 23 1965)- Directed by Milton Kastselas; Starring: Shelley Winters, Henderson Forsythe, Lauri Peters, and William Jordan.
    -Tappen Zee Playhouse - Nyack, New York (Sept 20-26, 1965- Returnn Engagement)-  Directed by Milton Katselas; Starring: Shelley Winters, William Gibberson, Avra Petrides and William Jordan.

-LUV
-A Streetcar Named Desire-played Blanche
-Of Mice and Men
-The Taming of the Shrew
-The Rose Tattoo
-Thunder Rock
-Personal Appearance
 

Off-Broadway

-Cages'
    - Playhouse in the Park, Philadelphia, P.A. (1974)- Directed by: Robert H. Livingston; Written by: Lewis John Corlino; Starring: Shelley Winters and Joe Mascolo.
Playwrite:

-One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger (1970)
    - Actors' Playhouse - New York, New York - The play starred Sally Kirkland, and Robert DeNiro.. only lasted a week