PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 23, 1976
Closing Date
Oct 29, 1976
1st Preview
Sep 17, 1976
1st Preview
Sep 17, 1976
Previews
2
Performances
20
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

This production played in repertory with A Texas Trilogy: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia, A Texas Trilogy: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Sep 23, 1976 - Oct 29, 1976)
Setting
Summer of 1962 in Bradleyville, Texas. The den of Floyd Kinkaid's ranch-style home on the outskirts of town.
Produced by Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens
Originally produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Written by Preston Jones
Directed by Alan Schneider; Assistant Director: Joan Thorne
Scenic Design by Ben Edwards; Lighting Design by Ben Edwards; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Hair Design by Steve Atha
General Manager: Oscar E. Olesen; Company Manager: James Walsh
Production Stage Manager: William Dodds; Stage Manager: Charles Kindl and Stephen Nasuta
Assistant to Mr. Stevens: Jean Bankier; Assistant to the Producer: Doris Blum; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates and Norman Weiner; Speech Consultant: Robert Williams; General Press Representative: Seymour Krawitz; Press Associate: Patricia McLean Krawitz and Louise Ment
Henderson Forsythe
Clarence Sickenger
Fred Gwynne
Colonel J. C. Kinkaid
Lee Richardson
Floyd Kinkaid
Patricia Roe
Maureen Kinkaid
Avril Gentles
Claudine Hampton
Kristin Griffith
Martha Ann Sickenger
William LeMassena
Major Leroy W. Ketchum
Paul O'Keefe
Cadet Whopper Turnbull
Ralph Roberts
Mike Tremaine
Standby: Donald Buka (Floyd Kinkaid, Clarence Sickenger, Major Leroy W. Ketchum), Patricia Fay (Maureen Kinkaid, Claudine Hampton), Baxter Harris (Mike Tremaine), William LeMassena (Colonel J. C. Kinkaid), Stephen Nasuta (Cadet Whopper Turnbull) and Beverly Shatto (Martha Ann Sickenger)

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Play

1977 Nominee
Fred Gwynne
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

1977 Nominee
Ralph Roberts
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

1977 Nominee
Patricia Roe

Outstanding Director of a Play

1977 Winner
Directed by Alan Schneider

Outstanding New Play (American)

1977 Winner
Produced by Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens
Written by Preston Jones
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