Production Staff
Lorraine Hansberry
Playwright
The Blaine Thompson Company
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Masque Sound Engineering Company
Sound Designer
Leonard Auerbach
Production Stage Manager
David J. Cogan
Producer
Merle Debuskey
Press Representative
Walter Fried
General Manager
Fred Golden
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Mel Howard
Assistant to the Producer
The Shubert Organization
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Broadway. Since the dawn of the 20th Century, Shubert has operated hundreds of theatres and produced hundreds of plays and musicals both in New York City and throughout the United States. Shubert currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres and six off-Broadway venues. ... read more
James D. Proctor
Press Representative
Lloyd Richards
Director
Philip Rose (i)
Producer
Kenneth Schwartz
Assistant to the Producer
Mervyn Williams
Stage Manager
Awards and Nominations
1960 Tony Awards
Best Direction of a Play: Lloyd Richards was nominated but did not win.
Best Play: Lorraine Hansberry was nominated but did not win.
1959 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards
Best American Play: Lorraine Hansberry won.
1959 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Best Drama Performance: Diana Sands won.
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