Barry died May 20, 2005, at his Upper Marlboro, Md., home from an inoperable brain tumor.
He graduated from Pomfret School in Connecticut and obtained his bachelor's degree in modern languages. While at Princeton, he was involved with Triangle and Theatre Intime productions.
After Army service at the Pentagon for two years, Barry enrolled at the Yale School of Drama and obtained a master's degree in 1959. In 1972, he earned his doctorate in theater literature and history from the University of Denver. He taught theater and directed plays at Marywood University, Wheaton College, Goucher College, and the universities of Wisconsin and Tennessee.
He wrote several plays dealing with important issues, including the civil rights movement of the 1960s, the nature of the artist's vision, and as Barry phrased it, "what America was headed for if we don't look out."
He is survived by his wife, Rosemary; sons Cyrus and Zachary; daughter Andrea; a brother and sister, Stewart and Brooks; and two grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to them in their loss.
The Class of 1954