The Skin of Our Teeth
After becoming Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre in 1981, O'Brien continued directing productions there, including a revival of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth", which was televised live to open the 1983 season of PBS's "American Playhouse" series, and the world premieres of Stephen Metcalfe's "Emily" (1986) and A. R. Gurney's "The Cocktail Hour" (1988).