THIRTY-SEVENTH SEASON 1960-61
2355 East 89th Street CLEVELAND 6, OHIO
presents "STREET SCENE" -by- Knrt Weill Langston Hughes Elmer Rice
APRIL 25th - JUNE 3rd PROSCENIUM THEATRE "STREET SCENE"
AN AMERICAN MUSICAL (Based On blmer Rice's Pulitzer Prize Play) Music by Kurt Weill Book by Elmer Rice Lyrics by Langston Hughes * * * Directed by Benno D. Frank Musical Director J. Harold Brown Sets by Leonard Dryansky Choreography Maurice Nystrom Lighting Designed by Giovanni Esposito * * * CAST OF CHARACTERS ABRAHAM KAPLAN · Harold Sussman GRETA FIORENTINO Marian Kuhar, Jean Richard~ CARL OLSON Reginald E. Williams EMMA JONES Helen Kinley, Norma Powell OLGA OLSEN Hildegard Linden, Betnice VanTyne SHIRLEY KAPLAN Margery P~uJJ~ - K~y : fetlich HENRY DAVIS 'Henry Finney WILLIE MAUKRANT Riley Hampton, Warren Hart ANNA MAURRANT Leesa Foster, Providence Hollander SAM KAPLAN Santo Bonaiuto DANIEL BUCHANAN Sam Ricks FRANK. MAURRANT Damon Brazwell, LaMarr Wilson GEORGE JONES ·oonno Berry STEVE SANKEY George Kirks, Carl Jones LEPPO FIORENTINO Mario Cipolletta JENNIE HILDEBRAND Florence Neal, Marianne Morr SALVATION ARMY GIRLS Alma Benyon, Florence Neal MRS. HILDEBRAND Barbara Ware MARY HILDEBRAND Sharon Fann CHARLIE HILDEBRAND · John McGuthry ROSE MAURRANT Patricia Martin, Dianne White HARRY EASTER ~eorge.Gould,,Ja~k~J~ Welsh DR. WILSON Norman Bonaiuto JOAN JONES J<'anr.e Metcalf MUSICAL Nl:MBERS ";1 I~ 1 T :::: T A\~ FU L , TH E HL .AT?" Ensemble
"l GOT A MARBLE PND A STAR" Henry
"WHBN A WOMAN HAS A BABY" Mr. Buchanan
"50MEHOv, I NEV.ER COULD BELIEVE" Mrs. Maurrant
"ICE CREAM SEXTETn Ensemble
"LET THINGS BE LIKE THEY ftL\\ AYS WAS" Mr. Maurrant
" WRAPPED IN A RIBBON A Ni.; TIED IN A BO W" Ensemble
"LONELY HOUSE" Sam Kaplan
''1H) ULIJN' T YOU LIKE TO BE ON BROADWAY" Mr. Easter
" il'. HAT GOOD WOULD T!-IE MOON BE" Rose Maurrant
"MOON FACED, STARRY EYED" Dick & Mae
"REMEMBER THAT I CARE" Sam & Rose
"CAfCH l\L IF YCJ U CAN" (Childrens Game)
nTH£RE'LL rl.E TROUBLE" Mr. & Mrs. Maurrant & Rose
"A uOY LIKE YOU" Mrs. Maurrant
"WE'LL GO AWAY TOGETHERn Sam & Rose
"THE WOMAN WHO LIVED UP THERE" Ensemble
"LLILL1-\ BY" Nursemaids
"I LOVED HER TOO" Rose & Ensemble
"j)t)N'T FORGET THE LILAC BU S H" Earn & Rose
MAE JUNES Virginia Grauy r:ai:olyu Price DICK Anthony Coleman, J. Herbert Kerr, Jr V INC.ENT JONES Ronald Stone OFfICER MURPHY H, A. Spencer NUR SEMAIDS Cozette Craig, Alma Benyon POLICEMAN Francis Kirby MILK.MAN Charles Butler OLD CLOTHES MAN Ralph Britton MUSIC PUPIL Marilyn Price CITY MARSHAL Clarence Price STRETCHER BEARERS Paul Allen, DeForest Brown INTERNE Norman Bonaiuto M~RRIED COUPLE Mary Lou Clark, Eddie Bryant WORKMAN Richard Little PASSERBY Eddie Bryant GRACE Lenora Bryant CHILDREN: Alfred Charles Willametta Johnson Karen Reed Demitreau Mills Roslyn Ford Billy Hampton Beverly Charles David Coleman Lynn Cha.rles Aurther Young Warren Hart James Warmack Denise Hart Sharon Fann Jody Medcalfe Marilyn Price John McGuthry Juanita Lowe Eva Kelly Michelle Lowe Marsha Tay Yvonne Lakes Lenore Bryant Richard Little
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The action takes place on 0 sidewalk in New Yc>rk City.
ACT I An evening in June.
ACT II Scene 1: The f0llowing morning. Scene ~: ·"fternoon of the same da~. * * * KARAMU HUUSF ~ussell w. and Rowena W0odham Jclllff~ Executive Directors
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THEATRE STAFF
Executive Director Rowena Woodham Je1liffe Dicrctor, ~usical Productions Benno D. Frank Director, urama Productions ~euben Silver Director, Children 1 s Theatre Ann K. Flagg Musical Dire•tor J. Harold Brown Musical Director Helmuth Wolfes lechnical Director Pa 11 1 Ma r a n t z Associate Technical Director Orville Ballard Art Director Leonard Dryansky Public Relations Wilhelmina Roberson
PRODUCTION STAFF
Technical Director Paul Marantz Assistant to the Director Patricia Martin Assistant Technical Director Jrville Ballard Production Stage Manager Clarence Price At The Pi.anos J. Harold Brow~ Pra~c€s Heins~eiMer Lighting Executed by George Spelvin Chief of Crew Thomas Renfro Costumes by Fay Jefferson Scenery Construct1un Crew: DeForest Brown, Jon Carter, Fredie Hagar, Franklin Johnson, Thomas Renfro.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
AFTER THEATRE COFFEE - COURTESY OF COOK COrfEh COMPANY SEALTEST, AMERICAN RED CROSS, EMPIRE PLOW CO. CLEVLL~ND FIRE DEPARTMENT