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The First Breeze of Summer Playbill - June 1975
The First Breeze of Summer
Broadway
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Palace Theatre
160 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Leslie Lee
People (32)
Ethel Ayler
Hattie
(Original)
Charles Brown
Nate Edwards
(Original)
Carl Crudup
Sam Greene
(Original)
Peter DeMaio
Joe Drake
(Original)
Frances Foster
Gremmer
(Original)
Moses Gunn
Milton Edwards
(Original)
Bebe Drake Hooks
Gloria Townes
(Original)
Janet League
Lucretia
(Original)
Anthony McKay
Briton Woodward
(Original)
Barbara Montgomery
Aunt Edna
(Original)
Lou Myers
Reverend Mosely
(Original)
Petronia
Hope
(Original)
Reyno
Lou Edwards
(Original)
Douglas Turner Ward
Harper Edwards
(Original)
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Ethel Ayler
Hattie
(Original)
Charles Brown
Nate Edwards
(Original)
Carl Crudup
Sam Greene
(Original)
Peter DeMaio
Joe Drake
(Original)
Frances Foster
Gremmer
(Original)
Moses Gunn
Milton Edwards
(Original)
Bebe Drake Hooks
Gloria Townes
(Original)
Janet League
Lucretia
(Original)
Anthony McKay
Briton Woodward
(Original)
Barbara Montgomery
Aunt Edna
(Original)
Lou Myers
Reverend Mosely
(Original)
Petronia
Hope
(Original)
Reyno
Lou Edwards
(Original)
Douglas Turner Ward
Harper Edwards
(Original)
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Leslie Lee
Writer
Douglas Turner Ward
Director
Edward Burbridge
Scenic Design
Thomas R. Skelton
Lighting Design
Mary Mease Warren
Costume Design
Steve Carter
Production Coordinator
Horacena J. Taylor
Production Stage Manager
Jerry Cleveland
Assistant Stage Manager
Mitch Miller
Technical Advisor
Dorothy Olim Associates, Inc.
General Manager
Howard Atlee
General Press Representative
Krone-Olim Advertising, Inc
Advertising
Negro Ensemble Company
Producer
Woodie King
Produced in Association with
St. Mark's Playhouse
Premiered on March 2, 1975
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Pro Info
First Preview
Jun
7
1975
Opening Date
Jun
10
1975
Closing Date
Jul
19
1975
Previews
3
Performances
48
as of Nov 29, 2025
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Awards
Outer Critics Circle
1975
John Gassner Award
Leslie Lee
Winner
Tony Award
1976
Play
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