The River Niger

Theatre

Name:	St. Mark's Playhouse
Address:	133 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10009

Production Information

Number of performances:	120
Opening date:	December 5, 1972
Closing date:	March 3, 1973

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Negro Ensemble Company	Producer
	Douglas Turner Ward	Artistic Director
	Robert Hooks	Executive Director
	Frederick Garrett	Managing Director

	Joseph A. Walker	Playwright
	Dorothy A. Dinroe	Incidental Music

	Douglas Turner Ward	Director

	Gary James Wheeler	Set Designer
	Edna Watson	Costume Designer
	Shirley Prendergast	Lighting Designer

	Dorothy Olim	General Manager
	Clarence Allsopp	Press Representative
	Howard Atlee	Press Representative
	Charles House	Press Representative

	Wyatt Davis	Stage Manager

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Graham Brown	Dr. Dudley Stanton
	Frances Foster	Grandma Wilhelmina Brown
	Dean Irby	Al
	Saundra McClain	Gail
	Morley Morgana	Voice of Lt. Staples
	Neville Richen	Mo
	Les Roberts	Jeff Williams
	Roxie Roker	Mattie Williams
	Lennal Wainwright	Chips
	Douglas Turner Ward	Johnny Williams
	Charles Weldon	Skeeter
	Grenna Whitaker	Ann Vanderguild

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	WON	1973 Obie Award, Best American Play	Joseph A. Walker	Playwright
2	WON	1973 Obie Award, Distinguished Performance	Roxie Roker	Actor
3	WON	1973 Obie Award, Distinguished Performance	Douglas Turner Ward	Actor