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Opening Date
Nov 30, 1960
Closing Date
Sep 16, 1961
1st Preview
Nov 29, 1960
1st Preview
Nov 29, 1960
Previews
1
Performances
333
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Belasco Theatre
(Nov 30, 1960 - Sep 16, 1961)
Setting
In and around Knoxville, Tennessee. May 1915.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Fred Coe; Produced in association with Arthur Cantor
Written by Tad Mosel; Based on the Pulitzer Prize novel "A Death in the Family" by James Agee
Directed by Arthur Penn; Assistant Director: Gene Lasko
Scenic Design by David Hays; Costume Design by Raymond Sovey; Lighting Design by David Hays; Assistant to Mr. Sovey: Domingo Rodriguez; Production Assistant to Mr. Hays: Marshall Spiller
General Manager: Joseph Harris; Company Manager: Mitchell Brower
Production Stage Manager: Porter Van Zandt; Stage Manager: William Armitage; Assistant Stage Mgr: Richard Mulligan and Charles Gerald
General Press Representative: Arthur Cantor; Press Representative: Gertrude Kirschner and Tony Geiss; Press Assistant: Violet Welles; Creative Consultant: Emma Agee Liss
Colleen Dewhurst
Mary Follet
Lillian Gish
Catherine Lynch
Arthur Hill
Jay Follet
Aline MacMahon
Aunt Hannah Lynch
Thomas Chalmers
Joel Lynch
Clifton James
Ralph Follet
John Megna
Rufus
Lenka Peterson
Sally Follet
Tom Wheatley
Andrew Lynch
Robert Ader
A Boy
Jeff Conaway
A Boy
Dorrit Kelton
Aunt Sadie Follet
Christopher Month
Jim-Wilson
Gary Morgan
A Boy
Larry Provost
A Boy
Georgia Simmons
Jessie Follet
Art Smith
Father Jackson
Lylah Tiffany
Broadway debut
Great-Great-Granmaw
Edwin Wolfe
John Henry Follet
Understudies: Robert Ader (Jim-Wilson), Shirley Gale (Catherine Lynch, Great-Great-Granmaw), Charles Gerald (Ralph Follet, Father Jackson), Christopher Month (Rufus), Richard Mulligan (Jay Follet, Andrew Lynch), Mary Perry (Aunt Sadie Follet, Jessie Follet), Lenka Peterson (Mary Follet) and Bronia Stefan (Sally Follet)

Belasco Theatre (Nov 30, 1960 - Sep 16, 1961)

Cast

Elizabeth Lawrence
Sally Follet
Lenka Peterson
Mary Follet
Frank Tweddell
Joel Lynch

Tony Award®

 

Best Play

1961 Nominee
Written by Tad Mosel
Produced by Fred Coe ; Produced in association with Arthur Cantor

Best Featured Actress in a Play

1961 Winner
Colleen Dewhurst
 

Best Scenic Design (Dramatic)

1961 Nominee
Scenic Design by David Hays
 

Best Costume Design (Dramatic)

1961 Nominee
Costume Design by Raymond Sovey
 

Best Direction of a Play

1961 Nominee
Directed by Arthur Penn

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1961 Winner
Written by Tad Mosel
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