Color of Darkness

Theatre

Name:	Writers Stage Theatre
Address:	83 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

Number of performances:	33
Opening date:	September 30, 1963

Production Description

Short plays adapted by Ellen Violett based on stories by James Purdy: Sermon, Don't Call Me By My Right Name, Everything Under The Sun, You Reach For Your Hat, Encore and Cracks.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Harvest Productions	Producer

	James Purdy	Author
	Ellen Violett	Adaptation
	Ned Rorem	Music

	William Francisco	Director

	Lloyd Evans	Set Designer
	Lloyd Evans	Costume Designer
	Peter Hunt	Lighting Designer

	Frank Geraci	Stage Manager

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Tom Brennan	Mr. Klein (Don't Call Me...)
	Tom Brennan	Spence (Encore)
	Andrew Dunbar	Child (Cracks)
	Sue Ann Gilfillan	Mrs. Klein (Don't Call Me...)
	Ann Hegira	Jennie (You Reach...)
	Ann Hegira	Merta (Encore)
	Mary Michael	Mamie (You Can Reach...)
	Mary Michael	Nurse (Cracks)
	Vincent Milana	Jesse (Everything Under the Sun)
	Kevin Mitchell	Cade (Everything Under the Sun)
	Kevin Mitchell	Gibbs (Encore)
	Eleanor Phelps	Nera (Cracks)
	Walter Rhodes	Figure (Sermon)
	Walter Rhodes	Figure (Cracks)
	Maurice Warner	Bartender (You Can Reach...)