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Production Information


Previews:	October 21, 2010
Opening:	November 18, 2010
Closing:	January 09, 2011
Theatres:	Vivian Beaumont Theatre (10/21/2010 - 1/9/2011)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Limited Run
Market:	Broadway
Running Time:	2 hours and 40 minutes, with one intermission
Intermissions:	1
A FREE MAN OF COLOR is a freewheeling epic set in 1802 New Orleans. Jacques Cornet, the title character, is a new world Don Juan and the wealthiest inhabitant of this sexually charged and racially progressive city. Jacques thinks all is well in his paradise until history intervenes, setting off a chain of events which no one, much less this free man of color, realizes is about to splinter the world. A FREE MAN OF COLOR marks John Guare’s return to Lincoln Center Theater where his plays The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation, Four Baboons Adoring The Sun (all three nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play) and Chaucer in Rome, were produced. His other plays include Rich and Famous, Landscape of the Body, Marco Polo Sings A Solo, Bosoms and Neglect, Lydie Breeze, Women and Water, A Few Stout Individuals and His Girl Friday. He won a Tony Award for the book of the musical Two Gentlemen of Verona and also wrote the book for the musical Sweet Smell of Success. Director George C. Wolfe will make his LCT debut with this production. Former Artistic Director of the Public Theater, his Broadway directorial credits include Caroline or Change, Topdog/Underdog, Elaine Stritch At Liberty, Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in Da’ Funk, The Tempest, On the Town, The Wild Party, Jelly’s Last Jam and Angels in America. His film credits include Lackawanna Blues and Nights in Rodanthe.

Production Staff

Batwin & Robin Productions, Inc.

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Projection Designer

Hope Clarke

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Choreographer

Cynthia Demand

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Make-Up Designer

Peggy Eisenhauer

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Lighting Designer

Jules Fisher

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Lighting Designer

Ann Hould-Ward

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Costume Designer

Paul Huntley

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Hair and Wig Designer

David Rockwell

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Scenic Designer

Scott Stauffer

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Sound Designer

Jeanine Tesori

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Composer
(Original Music)

George C. Wolfe

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Director

Original Cast | Replacements

Yao Ababio	....	Slave of New Orleans
Peter Bartlett	....	Mercure
	....	Count Achille Creux
Nicole Beharie	....	Margery Jolicoeur (a country wife)
Ashley Bryant	....	Leda (Understudy) (Toubib's slave)
	....	Melpomene (Understudy)
	....	Mme. Dorilante (Understudy) (Remy's wife)
Arnie Burton	....	Remy Dorilante
	....	James Monroe (Future President)
Rosal Colon	....	Mrs. Sparks (Sparks's wife)
	....	Terpsichore
	....	The Infanta
	....	Doña Smeralda (Understudy) (Toubib's wife)
	....	Josephine (Understudy) (Bonaparte's wife)
Veanne Cox	....	Mme. Mandragola
	....	Doña Polissena (Creux's wife, a scientist)
	....	Robert Livingston (Minister to France)
Paul F. Dano	....	Meriwether Lewis (Jefferson's secretary)
Stephanie DiMaggio	....	Calliope (Understudy)
	....	Doña Athene (Understudy) (Cornet's wife)
	....	Euterpe (Understudy)
	....	Lady Harcourt (Understudy)
	....	Mrs. Sparks (Understudy) (Sparks's wife)
	....	Terpsichore (Understudy)
	....	The Infanta (Understudy)
Kyle Fabel	....	Intendante Juan Ventura Morales (Understudy)
	....	Jonathan Sparks (Understudy)
	....	Major Walter Reed (Understudy)
	....	Napoleon Bonaparte (Understudy)
	....	Remy Dorilante (Understudy)
Sara Gettelfinger	....	Calliope
	....	Doña Athene (Cornet's wife)
Derric Harris	....	Slave of New Orleans
	....	Alcibiade (Understudy)
	....	Orphee (Understudy) (Toubib's slave)
David Graham Jones	....	General LeClerc (Understudy) (Bonaparte's brother-in-law)
	....	Georges Feydeau (Understudy) (Playwright)
	....	James Monroe (Understudy) (Future President)
	....	King Carlos Cuarto (Understudy)
	....	LeClerc's Captain (Understudy)
	....	Lord Harcourt (Understudy)
	....	Meriwether Lewis (Understudy) (Jefferson's secretary)
	....	Pythagore (Understudy)
Justina Machado	....	Josephine (Bonaparte's wife)
	....	Doña Smeralda (Toubib's wife)
David Manis	....	Count Achille Creux (Understudy)
	....	Mercure (Understudy)
	....	Thomas Jefferson (Understudy)
Joseph Marcell	....	Dr. Toubib
John McMartin	....	Thomas Jefferson
Nick Mennell	....	Pythagore
	....	General LeClerc (Bonaparte's brother-in-law)
	....	King Carlos Cuarto
Howard W. Overshown	....	Jacques Cornet (Understudy)
Teyonnah Parris	....	Leda (Toubib's slave)
	....	Mme. Dorilante (Remy's wife)
	....	Melpomene
	....	Margery Jolicoeur (Understudy) (a country wife)
Postell Pringle	....	Slave of New Orleans
	....	Cupidon Murmur (Understudy) (Cornet's slave)
	....	Toussaint Louverture (Understudy) (Haitian revolutionary)
Esau Pritchett	....	Orphee (Toubib's slave)
Brian Reddy	....	Jonathan Sparks
	....	Major Walter Reed
Reg Rogers	....	Tallyrand (Bonaparte's foreign minister)
	....	Zeus-Marie Pincepoosse (Cornet's half-brother)
Triney Sandoval	....	Napoleon Bonaparte
	....	Intendante Juan Ventura Morales
Robert Stanton	....	Lord Harcourt
	....	LeClerc's Captain
	....	Georges Feydeau (Playwright)
Wendy Rich Stetson	....	Lady Harcourt
	....	Euterpe
	....	Doña Polissena (Understudy) (Creux's wife, a scientist)
	....	Mme. Mandragola (Understudy)
	....	Robert Livingston (Understudy) (Minister to France)
Jerome Stigler	....	Slave of New Orleans
Senfaub Stoney	....	Slave of New Orleans
David Emerson Toney	....	Alcibiade
	....	Dr. Toubib (Understudy)
Jeffrey Wright	....	Jacques Cornet

Yao Ababio	....	Slave of New Orleans
Peter Bartlett	....	Mercure
	....	Count Achille Creux
Nicole Beharie	....	Margery Jolicoeur (a country wife)
Ashley Bryant	....	Leda (Understudy) (Toubib's slave)
	....	Melpomene (Understudy)
	....	Mme. Dorilante (Understudy) (Remy's wife)
Arnie Burton	....	Remy Dorilante
	....	James Monroe (Future President)
Rosal Colon	....	Mrs. Sparks (Sparks's wife)
	....	Terpsichore
	....	The Infanta
	....	Doña Smeralda (Understudy) (Toubib's wife)
Veanne Cox	....	Mme. Mandragola
	....	Doña Polissena (Creux's wife, a scientist)
	....	Robert Livingston (Minister to France)
Paul F. Dano	....	Meriwether Lewis (Jefferson's secretary)
Stephanie DiMaggio	....	Calliope (Understudy)
	....	Doña Athene (Understudy) (Cornet's wife)
	....	Euterpe (Understudy)
	....	Lady Harcourt (Understudy)
	....	Mrs. Sparks (Understudy) (Sparks's wife)
	....	Terpsichore (Understudy)
	....	The Infanta (Understudy)
Kyle Fabel	....	Intendante Juan Ventura Morales (Understudy)
	....	Jonathan Sparks (Understudy)
	....	Major Walter Reed (Understudy)
	....	Napoleon Bonaparte (Understudy)
	....	Remy Dorilante (Understudy)
Sara Gettelfinger	....	Calliope
	....	Doña Athene (Cornet's wife)
Derric Harris	....	Slave of New Orleans
	....	Alcibiade (Understudy)
	....	Orphee (Understudy) (Toubib's slave)
David Graham Jones	....	General LeClerc (Understudy) (Bonaparte's brother-in-law)
	....	Georges Feydeau (Understudy) (Playwright)
	....	James Monroe (Understudy) (Future President)
	....	King Carlos Cuarto (Understudy)
	....	LeClerc's Captain (Understudy)
	....	Lord Harcourt (Understudy)
	....	Meriwether Lewis (Understudy) (Jefferson's secretary)
	....	Pythagore (Understudy)
Justina Machado	....	Josephine (Bonaparte's wife)
	....	Doña Smeralda (Toubib's wife)
David Manis	....	Count Achille Creux (Understudy)
	....	Mercure (Understudy)
	....	Thomas Jefferson (Understudy)
Joseph Marcell	....	Dr. Toubib
John McMartin	....	Thomas Jefferson
Nick Mennell	....	Pythagore
	....	General LeClerc (Bonaparte's brother-in-law)
	....	King Carlos Cuarto
Howard W. Overshown	....	Jacques Cornet (Understudy)
Teyonnah Parris	....	Leda (Toubib's slave)
	....	Mme. Dorilante (Remy's wife)
	....	Melpomene
	....	Margery Jolicoeur (Understudy) (a country wife)
Postell Pringle	....	Slave of New Orleans
	....	Cupidon Murmur (Understudy) (Cornet's slave)
	....	Toussaint Louverture (Understudy) (Haitian revolutionary)
Esau Pritchett	....	Orphee (Toubib's slave)
Brian Reddy	....	Jonathan Sparks
	....	Major Walter Reed
Reg Rogers	....	Tallyrand (Bonaparte's foreign minister)
	....	Zeus-Marie Pincepoosse (Cornet's half-brother)
Triney Sandoval	....	Napoleon Bonaparte
	....	Intendante Juan Ventura Morales
Robert Stanton	....	Lord Harcourt
	....	LeClerc's Captain
	....	Georges Feydeau (Playwright)
Wendy Rich Stetson	....	Lady Harcourt
	....	Euterpe
	....	Doña Polissena (Understudy) (Creux's wife, a scientist)
	....	Mme. Mandragola (Understudy)
	....	Robert Livingston (Understudy) (Minister to France)
Jerome Stigler	....	Slave of New Orleans
Senfaub Stoney	....	Slave of New Orleans
David Emerson Toney	....	Alcibiade
	....	Dr. Toubib (Understudy)
Jeffrey Wright	....	Jacques Cornet

[Full Cast & Staff]

A Free Man Of Color

(Lincoln Center Production, 2010)