Composer Carlisle Floyd Librettist Carlisle Floyd Based On the story of "Susanna and the Elders" from the biblical Apocrypha Company Spring Opera Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1964 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Herbert Grossman Stage Director(s) Carlisle Floyd Designer Thomas L. Colangelo, Jr. Davis L. West Choreographer Ron Poindexter Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumes Goldstein & Co. Cast Mrs. Gleaton Kay Shipley Mrs. Hayes Jeanne Parker Mrs. McLean Donna Petersen Mrs. Ott Marjorie Campagna-Pinto Elser McLean Graham Forbes Olin Blitch Norman Treigle Elder Hayes Roy Glover Elder Ott David Giosso Elder Gleaton Patrick Dougherty Susannah Polk Lee Venora Little Bat McLean Herbert Kraus Sam Polk Richard Cassilly First man Winther Andersen Second man James Wagner Show Dates Wed, May 13 1964, 8pm Sat, May 16 1964, 8pm Time and Place New Hope Valley, Tennessee; the present Scenes Act Im Scene1 -- Churchyard of New Hope Church, a Monday night in July Act I, Scene 2 -- The Polk Place, a few hours later Act I, Scene 3 -- A woods on the Polk Place, Tuesday morning Act I, Scene 4 -- Vhurchyard, the same night Act I, Scene 5 -- The Polk Place, a half-hour later Act II, Scene 1 -- The Polk Place, Friday afternoon Act II, Scene 2 -- Interior of New Hope Church, the same night Act II, Scene 3 -- The Polk Place, an hour later Act II, Scene 4 -- The church, the following morning Act II, Scene 5 -- The Polk Place, sundown of the same day Notes Spring Opera of San Francisco New production