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Native Son
Broadway
Original
St. James Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Paul Green
,
Richard Wright
People (31)
Canada Lee
Bigger Thomas
(Original)
Anne Burr
Mary Dalton
(Original)
Frances Bavier
Peggy
(Original)
C.M. Bootsie Davis
Ernie Jones
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
Buckley, D.A.
(Original)
Eileen Burns
Miss Emmett
(Original)
Ray Collins
Paul Max
(Original)
Evelyn Ellis
Hannah Thomas
(Original)
James Flash Riley
Jack
(Original)
Nell Harrison
Mrs. Dalton
(Original)
Helen Martin
Vera Thomas
(Original)
Rena Mitchell
Clara
(Original)
Joseph Pevney
Jan Erlone
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Mr. Dalton
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Gus Mitchell
(Original)
Everett Sloane
Britten
(Original)
Rodester Timmons
G.H. Rankin
(Original)
Lloyd Warren
Buddy Thomas
(Original)
Jacqueline Ghant Andre
A Neighbor
(Original)
Don Roberts
A Newspaper Man
(Original)
Stephen Roberts
A Newspaper Man
(Original)
Paul Stewart
A Newspaper Man
(Original)
George Zorn
A Newspaper Man
(Original)
John Berry
A Reporter
(Original)
William H. Malone
Judge
(Original)
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Canada Lee
Bigger Thomas
(Original)
Anne Burr
Mary Dalton
(Original)
Frances Bavier
Peggy
(Original)
C.M. Bootsie Davis
Ernie Jones
(Original)
Philip Bourneuf
Buckley, D.A.
(Original)
Eileen Burns
Miss Emmett
(Original)
Ray Collins
Paul Max
(Original)
Evelyn Ellis
Hannah Thomas
(Original)
James Flash Riley
Jack
(Original)
Nell Harrison
Mrs. Dalton
(Original)
Helen Martin
Vera Thomas
(Original)
Rena Mitchell
Clara
(Original)
Joseph Pevney
Jan Erlone
(Original)
Erskine Sanford
Mr. Dalton
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Gus Mitchell
(Original)
Everett Sloane
Britten
(Original)
Rodester Timmons
G.H. Rankin
(Original)
Lloyd Warren
Buddy Thomas
(Original)
Jacqueline Ghant Andre
A Neighbor
(Original)
Don Roberts
A Newspaper Man
(Original)
Stephen Roberts
A Newspaper Man
(Original)
Paul Stewart
A Newspaper Man
(Original)
George Zorn
A Newspaper Man
(Original)
John Berry
A Reporter
(Original)
William H. Malone
Judge
(Original)
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Paul Green
Writer
Richard Wright
Writer
Based on the Novel
Orson Welles
Director
Producer
James Morcom
Scenic Design
John Houseman
Producer
Ben Bernard
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
24
1941
Closing Date
Jun
28
1941
Performances
114
as of Dec 05, 2025
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1941
Best American Play
Paul Green
Richard Wright
Nominee
Other Broadway Productions
Native Son
- Oct 23, 1942
Majestic Theatre (Revival)