An unnamed character is trapped in a cubical white room where others can enter and leave, but which he himself apparently cannot leave. A stool is brought in covered in strawberry jam, the furniture changes throughout the play. The main character is subjected to an increasingly puzzling and frustrating series of encounters, as a variety of people come through various hidden doors. But, as many remind him, he can only leave through his own door, so he must find it.
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Richard Schaal
The Man in the Cube
Known for
Once Bitten
Slaughterhouse-Five
Hugh Webster
Arnie
Known for
Never Cry Wolf
Rex Sevenoaks
Manager
Also in
The Trap
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Jack Van Evera
Prisoner
Known for
Black Christmas
My Bloody Valentine
John Granik
Straight Man / Sergeant
Also in
Evergreen
Fortune and Men's Eyes
Guy Sanvido
Comic Fritz
Known for
The Silent Partner
Liza Creighton
Cora, the Seductress
Also in
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar
Don Crawford
Black Militant
William Osler
Scientist
Also in
The Starlost
U-Turn
Jerry Nelson
Monk
Known for
The Muppet Show
Sesame Street
Sandra Scott
Miss Bates, the Decorator
Claude Rae
Dr. Conners
Also in
The Dead Zone
Class of 1984
Jim Henson Director · Jerry Juhl Writer Walter E. Sear Composer
United States release February 23, 1969 · Produced in United States, Canada · Production CTV, NBC
Production
Muppets
Production
CTV
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NBC
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Henson Associates (HA)
Production
United States · Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 23, 1969
TV
United States
February 21, 1971 · TV · NBC
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