PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 11, 1956
Closing Date
Nov 10, 1956
Performances
36
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Belasco Theatre
(Oct 11, 1956 - Nov 10, 1956)
Description
A drama in three acts.
Setting
The action of the play occurs during a single summer in and near the town of Venterspan, in the southeast Transvaal, Union of South Africa. The time is the present.
Produced by Mary K. Frank
Written by Robert Yale Libott; Based on the novel by Alan Paton; Incidental music by Joseph Marais
Directed by John Stix
Scenic Design by George Jenkins; Costume Design by Dorothy Jeakins; Lighting Design by George Jenkins
Company Manager: Ben Rosenberg
Stage Manager: Seymour Milbert, Kurt Cerf and Paul Leaf
Press Representative: William Fields, Reginald Denenholz and Mae Lyons
Rudolph Adler
Party Guest
Roy Barba
Frikkie Van Vlaanderen
Alternate
Laurinda Barrett
Nella Van Vlaanderen
Lindsey Bergen
Party Guest
Joe Biviano
Party Guest
Adelaide Boatner
Native
Josephe Boatner
Native
Joseph Boley
Matthew Kaplan
Kappie
Kurt Cerf
Johannes Maartens
Grant Code
Dominee Stander
Finlay Currie
Jakob Van Vlaanderen
Ann Dere
Tante Sophie
Patrick Dewar
Frikkie Van Vlaanderen
Bill Glover
Native
Marvin Goodis
Party Guest
Estelle Hemsley
Esther
Robert Henson
Native
Ellen Holly
Stephanie
Geoffrey Horne
Dick Vorster
Wesley Lau
Party Guest
Janine Manatis
Anna Van Aardt
Paul Mann
Japie Grobler
Alan Napier
Captain Massingham
Bruce Peyton
Party Guest
Byron Russell
Herman Geyer
Bronia Stefan
Veronica Massingham
Barry Sullivan
Lieut. Pieter Van Vlaanderen
Ralph Sumpter
Captain Jooste
Roy Thompson
Native Policeman
 
Native
Cherokee Thornton
Isak
George Tyne
Sergeant Steyn
Understudy: Ben Piazza

Tony Award®

 

Best Scenic Design

1957 Nominee
Scenic Design by George Jenkins
 

Best Costume Design

1957 Nominee
Costume Design by Dorothy Jeakins
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