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The River Niger
Play
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 27, 1973
Closing Date
Nov 25, 1973
1st Preview
Mar 23, 1973
1st Preview
Mar 23, 1973
Previews
4
Performances
280
Play
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Mar 27, 1973
Close Date: Nov 25, 1973
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Mar 27, 1973 - Nov 25, 1973)
Setting
The present, early February. Harlem in NYC, the Williams's brownstone on 133rd St., between Lenox and 7th ave.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders)
Written by
Joseph A. Walker
; Incidental music by
Dorothy Dinroe
Directed by
Douglas Turner Ward
Scenic Design by
Gary James Wheeler
; Costume Design by
Edna Watson
; Lighting Design by
Shirley Prendergast
Production Stage Manager:
Garland Lee Thompson
Scenery Supervisor:
Edward Burbridge
; Costume Supervisor:
Edward Burbridge
NEC Playwrights Workshop Director and Production Coordinator:
Steve Carter
; Press Representative:
Howard Atlee
,
Charles E. House
and
Chuck Artesona
; Press Associate:
Clarence Allsopp
Graham Brown
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Jothan Callins
Bass Player
Wyatt Davis
Voice of Lt. Staples
Frances Foster
Grandma Wilhelmina Brown
Dean Irby
Al
Saundra McClain
Gail
Neville Richen
Mo
Les Roberts
Jeff Williams
Roxie Roker
Mattie Williams
Lennal Wainwright
Chips
Douglas Turner Ward
Johnny Williams
Charles Weldon
Skeeter
Grenna Whitaker
Ann Vanderguild
Understudies:
Taurean Blacque
,
Barbara Clarke
,
Arthur French
and
Louise Heath
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Play
1974 Winner
Produced by
The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders)
Written by
Joseph A. Walker
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1974 Nominee
Douglas Turner Ward
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1974 Nominee
Roxie Roker
Drama Desk Award
Most Promising Playwright
1973 Winner
Written by
Joseph A. Walker
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders)
Written by
Joseph A. Walker
; Incidental music by
Dorothy Dinroe
Directed by
Douglas Turner Ward
Scenic Design by
Gary James Wheeler
; Costume Design by
Edna Watson
; Lighting Design by
Shirley Prendergast
Production Stage Manager:
Garland Lee Thompson
Scenery Supervisor:
Edward Burbridge
; Costume Supervisor:
Edward Burbridge
NEC Playwrights Workshop Director and Production Coordinator:
Steve Carter
; Press Representative:
Howard Atlee
,
Charles E. House
and
Chuck Artesona
; Press Associate:
Clarence Allsopp
Graham Brown
Dr. Dudley Stanton
Jothan Callins
Bass Player
Wyatt Davis
Voice of Lt. Staples
Frances Foster
Grandma Wilhelmina Brown
Dean Irby
Al
Saundra McClain
Gail
Neville Richen
Mo
Les Roberts
Jeff Williams
Roxie Roker
Mattie Williams
Lennal Wainwright
Chips
Douglas Turner Ward
Johnny Williams
Charles Weldon
Skeeter
Grenna Whitaker
Ann Vanderguild
Understudies:
Taurean Blacque
,
Barbara Clarke
,
Arthur French
and
Louise Heath
Tony Award®
Best Play
1974 Winner
Produced by
The Negro Ensemble Company (Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Hooks and Gerald S. Krone, Founders)
Written by
Joseph A. Walker
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1974 Nominee
Douglas Turner Ward
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1974 Nominee
Roxie Roker
Drama Desk Award
Most Promising Playwright
1973 Winner
Written by
Joseph A. Walker
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