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Tobacco Road
Play
Drama
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 06, 1950
Closing Date
Mar 18, 1950
Performances
7
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Open Date: Mar 06, 1950
Close Date: Mar 18, 1950
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
48th Street Theatre
(Mar 06, 1950 - Mar 18, 1950)
Description
A play in three acts
Setting
The farm of Jeeter Lester, situated on a Tobacco Road in the back country of Georgia.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Jack Kirkland
and
Negro Drama Group
Written by
Jack Kirkland
; Based on the novel by
Erskine Caldwell
Directed by
Evelyn Ellis
Stage Manager:
Vinnie Phillips
John Bouie
George Payne
Evelyn Ellis
Ada Lester
Mercedes Gilbert
Sister Bessie Rice
Estelle Hemsley
Grandma Lester
Baby Joyce
Ellie May
Powell Lindsay
Jeeter Lester
Delores Mack
Pearl
John Mark
Captain Tim
John Tate
Lov Bensey
Cherokee Thornton
Henry Peabody
Jimmy Wright
Dude Lester
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Jack Kirkland
and
Negro Drama Group
Written by
Jack Kirkland
; Based on the novel by
Erskine Caldwell
Directed by
Evelyn Ellis
Stage Manager:
Vinnie Phillips
John Bouie
George Payne
Evelyn Ellis
Ada Lester
Mercedes Gilbert
Sister Bessie Rice
Estelle Hemsley
Grandma Lester
Baby Joyce
Ellie May
Powell Lindsay
Jeeter Lester
Delores Mack
Pearl
John Mark
Captain Tim
John Tate
Lov Bensey
Cherokee Thornton
Henry Peabody
Jimmy Wright
Dude Lester
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