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No Place to Be Somebody   

 
ANTA Playhouse , (12/30/1969 - 1/10/1970)
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Opening Date:Dec 30, 1969   
Closing Date:Jan 10, 1970 Total Performances:16

Category: Play, Original, Broadway


Production Staff
Produced by The American National Theater and Academy (Alfred de Liagre Jr.: Executive Producer; Jean Dalrymple: Executive Director)
Originally produced by New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater (Joseph Papp: Producer; Gerald Freedman: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Associate Producer)
Written by Charles Gordone
Directed by Ted Cornell
Scenic Design by Michael Davidson; Lighting Design by Michael Davidson
Stage Manager: Adam G. Perl
Scenery Supervisor: David Mitchell; Lighting Supervisor: Martin Aronstein
General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey and Faith Geer
Cast
Henry Baker Melvin Smeltz
Laurie Crews Mary Lou Bolton
Marge Eliot Cora Beasley
Nathan George Johnny Williams
Malcolm Hurd Harry
Walter Jones Sweets Crane
Michael Landrum Louie
Nick Lewis Mike Maffucci
Ron O'Neal Gabe Gabriel
Susan G. Pearson Dee Jacobson
Margaret Pine Ellen
Charles Seals Sergeant Cappaletti
Christopher St. John Machine Dog
Ronnie Thompson Shanty Mulligan
Ed VanNuys Judge Bolton
Lynda Westcott Evie Ames
Standbys: Mary Alice (Cora Beasley, Evie Ames), Charles Gordone (Johnny Williams), Nich Smith (Gabe Gabriel, Melvin Smeltz) and W. Benson Terry (Sweets Crane)
1970 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
winnerWritten by Charles Gordone [winner]
1969 Theatre World Award
winnerRon O'Neal [winner]
1969 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Performance
winnerPerformer: Ron O'Neal [winner]
1969 Drama Desk Award Most Promising Playwright
winnerWritten by Charles Gordone [winner]