 New Stages presented the American debut of Jean-Paul Sartre's best-known play, "The Respectful Prostitute", prior to its Broadway run.Rose was an accomplished stage actor appearing in Broadway productions of "Richard III" and "St. Joan" and off-Broadway in "The Brothers Karamazov".From 1969 to 1974, Rose stepped in front of the camera to portray the same character—psychiatrist Dr. Marcus Polk—on two ABC soap operas ("One Life to Live" and "All My Children").