PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 19, 2004
Closing Date
Apr 04, 2004
1st Preview
Jan 29, 2004
1st Preview
Jan 29, 2004
Previews
23
Performances
54
PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Biltmore Theatre
(Feb 19, 2004 - Apr 04, 2004)
Setting
The Gullah Islands of South Carolina. Present day.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer)
Commissioned and originally produced in January 2002 by The Goodman Theatre (Robert Falls, Artistic Director; Roche Schulfer, Executive Director)
Written by Regina Taylor; Inspired by "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov; Inspired by "The Seagull" as translated by Curt Columbus; Original Music by Daryl Waters; Vocal arrangements for "Didn't It Rain" and "Ship of Zion" by Ebony Jo-Ann
Directed by Marion McClinton; Choreographed by Ken Roberson; Assistant Director: Alyse Rothman
Make-Up Design by Angelina Avallone; Scenic Design by David Gallo; Costume Design by Paul Tazewell; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Video Design by Wendall K. Harrington; Assistant Scenic Design: Ken Larson, Dan Kucher and Josh Zangen; Assistant Costume Design: Michael McAleer; Assistant Lighting Design: John McKernon; Assistant Sound Design: Tony Smolenski IV; Assistant Wig Design: Tom Watson; Projection Associate: Paul Vershbow
MTC General Manager: Harold Wolpert; Company Manager: Denise Cooper
Production Stage Manager: Diane DiVita; MTC Production Manager / Director of Capital Projects: Michael R. Moody; Stage Manager: Cynthia Kocher
Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Casting: Nancy Piccione and David Caparelliotis; MTC Director of Marketing: Debra A. Waxman; MTC Director of Development: Andrew D. Hamingson; MTC Director of Artistic Development: Paige Evans; Dance Captain: Stephanie Berry; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Photographer: Joan Marcus; Cover Photography by Jean-Marie Guyaux; Press Associate: Jim Byk, Aaron Meier and Karalee Dawn
Aunjanue Ellis
Hannah Jordan
Peter Francis James
Robert Alexander Trigor
Anthony Mackie
Constantine Trip
aka C-Trip
Alfre Woodard
Josephine Nicholas Ark Trip
Stephanie Berry
Paula Andrea Bow
Paul Butler
Peter Nicholas
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Sammy Bow
Ebony Jo-Ann
Jackie
Peter Macon
Yak
Curtis McClarin
Simon
Roger Robinson
Eugene Dawn
Tracie Thoms
Mary Bow
Baron Vaughn
Okra
Understudies: Caroline Clay (Josephine Nicholas Ark Trip, Paula Andrea Bow, Jackie), Joseph Edward (Robert Alexander Trigor, Simon, Yak, Okra), Peter Macon (Constantine Trip), Tiffany Thompson (Hannah Jordan, Mary Bow) and Ronald Wyche (Peter Nicholas, Sammy Bow, Eugene Dawn)
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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