PlayDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 22, 1962
Closing Date
Jan 19, 1963
1st Preview
Dec 18, 1962
1st Preview
Dec 18, 1962
Previews
6
Performances
33
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Booth Theatre
(Dec 22, 1962 - Jan 19, 1963)
Setting
The kitchen and backyard of Mama's house on the outskirts of New Orleans. Late August in the early 1950's.
Produced by Oliver Smith and Roger L. Stevens; Produced in association with Lyn Austin and Victor Samrock
Written by Peter S. Feibleman; Suggested by the novel "A Place Without Twilight" by Peter S. Feibleman
Staged by Joshua Logan
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by Feder
Production Stage Manager: David Gray, Jr.; Stage Manager: Neil Havens
General Press Representative: Samuel Lurie
Alvin Ailey
Clarence Morris
Paul Barry
Mr. Keres
Roscoe Lee Browne
Deacon Sittre Morris
Rudy Challenger
Second Neighbor
Al Freeman, Jr.
Dan Morris
Ellen Holly
Cille Morris
Bobby Dean Hooks
Dewey Chipley
Robert Macbeth
Sergeant Jameson
Janet MacLachlan
First Neighbor
Claudia McNeil
Mama
Diana Sands
Adelaide Smith
Cicely Tyson
Celeste Chipley
Understudies: Ruth Attaway (Mama), Cicely Tyson (Adelaide Smith) and Billy Dee Williams (Clarence Morris)

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Play

1963 Nominee
Claudia McNeil

Theatre World

Award

1963 Recipient
Diana Sands
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