PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 16, 1979
Closing Date
May 13, 1979
1st Preview
Mar 27, 1979
1st Preview
Mar 27, 1979
Previews
24
Performances
32
PlayOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Playhouse Theatre
(Apr 16, 1979 - May 13, 1979)
Setting
Republic of South Vietnam. April through November, 1969.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Paramount Pictures Corporation
Produced by Robert S. Fishko, Rick Hobard and Donald Warfield
Originally given as a staged reading for the 1976 National Playwrights Conference at The Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Center; First produced in 1977 at The Phoenix Theatre; Subsequently produced at Center Stage (Stan Wojewodski, Artistic Director; Peter W. Culman, Managing Director)
Written by David Berry
Directed by William Devane
Scenic Design by Peter Larkin; Lighting Design by Neil Peter Jampolis and Jane Reisman; Sound Consultant: Jude Quintiere
General Manager: Robert S. Fishko; Company Manager: Harris Goldman
Production Stage Manager: Michael J. Frank; Assistant Stage Mgr: Johnny "Sugar Bear" Willis; Technical Supervisor: Joe Golden
Sound Score by Kirk Nurock
General Press Representative: Solters & Roskin, Inc. and Milly Schoenbaum; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Costume Coordinator: Laura J. Castro
Michael Moriarty
Micah
Lori Tan Chinn
Mama-San
Paul Espel
Johnston
Mark Jenkins
Zan
Brent Jennings
K.P.
Michael Jeter
Straw
Mansoor Najee-Ullah
Shoulders
Lazaro Perez
Tito
Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
Deacon
Standby: Elliot Berk (Johnston, Zan, Tito), Arlene Quiyou (Mama-San), Robert Schenkkan (Micah, Straw) and Johnny "Sugar Bear" Willis (K.P., Deacon, Shoulders)

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding New Play (American)

1977 Nominee
First produced in 1977 at The Phoenix Theatre
Written by David Berry

Theatre World

Award

1979 Recipient
Michael Jeter
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