The Wake of Jamey Foster

PlayOriginalBroadway

Opening Date

Oct 14, 1982

Closing Date

Oct 23, 1982

1st Preview

Oct 04, 1982

1st Preview

Oct 04, 1982

Previews

Performances

PlayOriginalBroadway

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres

Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Oct 14, 1982 - Oct 23, 1982)

Setting

Throughout Marshael Foster's house and yard in Canton, Mississippi.

People
- Production Staff
- Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)

Produced by FDM Productions, Elliot Martin, Ulu Grosbard, Nan Pearlman and Warner Theatre Productions, Inc.; Associate Producer: Arla Sorkin Manson

World premiere at the The Hartford Stage Company

Written by Beth Henley

Directed by Ulu Grosbard

Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto; Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton; Sound Design by David Rapkin

General Manager: James Walsh; Company Manager: Susan Bell

Production Stage Manager: Franklin Keysar; Stage Manager: Wendy Chapin

Casting: McCorkle/Sturtevant; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Assistant to the Director: John Gilliss

Anthony Heald

Wayne Foster
Jamey's brother

Holly Hunter

Pixrose Wilson
Leon's friend; an orphan

Susan Kingsley

Marshael Foster
Jamey's widow

Belita Moreno
Broadway debut

Katty Foster
Wayne's wife

Patricia Richardson

Collard Darnell
Marshael's sister

Brad Sullivan

Brocker Slade
Marshael's friend

Stephen Tobolowsky

Leon Darnell
Marshael's brother

Standby: Annalee Jefferies (Marshael Foster, Katty Foster, Collard Darnell)

Understudies: Mary Anne Dorward (Pixrose Wilson), Gregory Grove (Wayne Foster, Leon Darnell) and Bing Russell (Brocker Slade)

Statistics

Season:

Week Ending	Gross	% Gross Pot.	Attendance	% Capacity	# Previews	# Perf.

Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.

People
Statistics

Production Staff
Opening Night Cast

Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)

Produced by FDM Productions, Elliot Martin, Ulu Grosbard, Nan Pearlman and Warner Theatre Productions, Inc.; Associate Producer: Arla Sorkin Manson

World premiere at the The Hartford Stage Company

Written by Beth Henley

Directed by Ulu Grosbard

Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto; Costume Design by Jennifer von Mayrhauser; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton; Sound Design by David Rapkin

General Manager: James Walsh; Company Manager: Susan Bell

Production Stage Manager: Franklin Keysar; Stage Manager: Wendy Chapin

Casting: McCorkle/Sturtevant; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Assistant to the Director: John Gilliss

Anthony Heald

Wayne Foster

Jamey's brother

Holly Hunter

Pixrose Wilson

Leon's friend; an orphan

Susan Kingsley

Marshael Foster

Jamey's widow

Belita Moreno

Broadway debut

Katty Foster

Wayne's wife

Patricia Richardson

Collard Darnell

Marshael's sister

Brad Sullivan

Brocker Slade

Marshael's friend

Stephen Tobolowsky

Leon Darnell

Marshael's brother

Standby: Annalee Jefferies (Marshael Foster, Katty Foster, Collard Darnell)

Understudies: Mary Anne Dorward (Pixrose Wilson), Gregory Grove (Wayne Foster, Leon Darnell) and Bing Russell (Brocker Slade)

Season:

Week Ending	Gross	% Gross Pot.	Attendance	% Capacity	# Previews	# Perf.

Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.

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