SCENES AND SETTINGS: Act 1 • Scene 1 -Simple's Room, Harlem, NewYork City. An early Spring evening. • Scene 2. Joyce's Room. Same evening. • Scene 3. Peddy's Bar. Just before midnight. • Scene 4: Haspital Room. Next day • Scene 5. Paddys Bar. Saturday night. • Scene 6 Joyce's Boom. Sunday Evening. • Scene 7: Simple's Room. A month later Act2 • Scene 1. Paddy's Bar. A week later. evening. • Scene 2. Joyce's Room Evening two weeks later. • Scene 3. Simple's Room. Evening, a week later • Scene 4. Paddy's Bar. Next morning • Scene 5. Lenox Avenue. That Evening • Scene 6. Joyce's Room. Same Evening • Scene 7. Simple's Room. Same evening. • Scene 8. Paddy's Bar - A winter evening • Scene 9. A Phone Booth. Christmas, Eve • Scene 10. Simple's Room - Same evening PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, NEW YORK. Opened 20 August 1957 and closed I2 October 1957 Directed by Joshua Shelley. Setting and lighting by Raymond Sovev. Musical director, Sticks Evans. (Produced by Vincent Gerow and Abel Enklewitz.) CAST • Simple: MELVIN STEWART. • Madam Butler. Wilhelmina Gray. • Boyd: Stanley Greene. • Mrs. Caddy: Dagmar Craig • Joyce Lane: MARILYN BERRY. • Hopkins: Duke Willlams. • Bar Pianist: Willie Pritchett • Mamie: CLAUDIA McNEIL. • Bodlddly: Charles A. McRae • Charater: Allegro Kane. • Melon: JOHN BOUIE • Gitfiddle: Brownie McGhee. • Zarita: ANNA ENGLISH. • Arcie: Josephine Woods • John Jasper: Charles Harrigan • Big Boy/Cop: Maxwell Glanville • Nurse/Party Guest: Dagmar Craig YOUNG VIC - Presented in a co-production with The Royal National Theatre Studio 17 March- 19 April 2003 Director - Josette Bushell-Mingo : Decor - Rob Howell; Lighting - Paul Anderson; Sound - Nick Lidster : Choreography - Paul J Medford : Music Arrangements - Warren Wills : Musical Director - Kelvin Thomson Assistant director - Rae McKen CAST • Kennie Andrews - Bodiddly • Des Coleman - Ananias Boyd • Carlton Headley - Miles • Nicola Hughes - Zanta • Paul Kissaun - Hopkins • Melanie Marshall - Madam Butler • Jason Pennycooke - John Jasper • Clive Rowe - Melon • Cat Simmons - Joyce Lane • Rhashan Stone - Jesse B Semple • Dale Superville - Gitfiddle • Kelvin Thomson - Joseph • Ruby Turner - Miss Mamie • Angela Wynter - Arcie/Mrs Caddy
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