PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 17, 1960
Closing Date
Feb 20, 1960
Performances
5
PlayOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Ambassador Theatre
(Feb 17, 1960 - Feb 20, 1960)
Description
A play in three acts and ten scenes
Setting
Three weeks in summer in Clintonville, Mississippi.
Produced by Cheryl Crawford and Joel W. Schenker; Produced in association with October Productions, Inc.
Written by Ketti Frings; Based on the novel by Richard Wright; Incidental music by Pembroke Davenport
Directed by Lloyd Richards
Scenic Design by Zvi Geyra; Costume Design by Ruth Morley; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser
General Manager: Arthur Waxman
Production Stage Manager: Robert Downing; Stage Manager: James E. Wall and Walter Mason
Press Representative: Arthur Cantor, Tony Geiss and Violet Welles
R. G. Armstrong
Chief of Police Gerald Canley
Isabelle Cooley
Gladys
Jeannette DuBois
Citizen of Clintonville
Al Freeman, Jr.
Rex (Fishbelly) Tucker
John Garth III
Rev. Ragland
Stanley Greene
Doc Bruce
Marshall Hill
Citizen of Clintonville
Clifton James
Clem
Gertrude Jeannette
Emma Tucker
James Jeter
Phil
Barbara Loden
White Girl
Mary Louise
Citizen of Clintonville
Helen Martin
Maude Carter
Walter Mason
Jim Bowers
Charles McDaniel
Lt. Harvey
Leonard Parker
Citizen of Clintonville
Edward Phifer
Zeke
Peggy Pope
Citizen of Clintonville
Sylvia Ray
Citizen of Clintonville
Joya Sherrill
Vera Mason
Arthur Storch
Mr. McWilliams
Josh White Jr.
Tony
Clarence Williams III
Chris
Lawrence Winters
Tyree Tucker
Understudies: Jeannette DuBois (Vera Mason), Marshall Hill (Tony, Chris, Zeke), Walter Matthews (Clem, Phil, Lt. Harvey), Peggy Pope (White Girl, Gladys) and James E. Wall (Jim Bowers)

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1960 Nominee
Lawrence Winters
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