MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director/CEO | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director
GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director
Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO
Sydney Beers, Executive Producer
Christopher Nave, CFRE, Chief Advancement Officer
and
Tamar Climan
present
Norm Lewis
By
Charles Fuller
Eugene Lee Will Adams Brandon Alvión Sheldon D. Brown Malik Esoj Childs Ja’Quán Cole William Connell Charles Everett Alex Michael Givens Matthew Goodrich Chattan Mayes Johnson Branden Davon Lindsay Tarik Lowe Al'Jaleel McGhee Howard W. Overshown Alex Ross
Set Design
Derek McLane
Costume Design
Dede Ayite
Lighting Design
Allen Lee Hughes
Sound Design
Dan Moses Schreier
Production Stage Manager
John M. Atherlay
Production Management
Aurora Productions
Casting
Jim Carnahan, CSA
Maureen Kelleher, CSA
A Soldier's Play General Manager
RCI Theatricals, Inc.
Company Manager
Frank Lott
Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity Direction
BOND Theatrical
Director of Marketing
Elizabeth Kandel
Directors of Development
Lane Hosmer
Kristen Mitchell
Erin Mooney
Founding Director
Gene Feist
Deputy Artistic Director
Scott Ellis
Directed by
Kenny Leon
A Soldier’s Play was originally produced Off-Broadway in 1981 by the Negro Ensemble Company
Support for A Soldier’s Play is provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation.
Roundabout Theatre Company is a member of the League of Resident Theatres. roundabouttheatre.org
Roundabout Theatre Company’s tour of A Soldier’s Play is made possible in part by generous support from Denise Littlefield Sobel.
MAY 23 – JUNE 25, 2023 | AHMANSON THEATRE
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Sergeant Vernon C. Waters . . . . . EUGENE LEE
Captain Charles Taylor . . . . . WILLIAM CONNELL
Corporal Bernard Cobb . . . . . WILL ADAMS
Private First Class Melvin Peterson . . . . . TARIK LOWE
Corporal Ellis . . . . . ALEX MICHAEL GIVENS
Private Louis Henson . . . . . BRANDEN DAVON LINDSAY
Private James Wilkie . . . . . HOWARD W. OVERSHOWN
Private Tony Smalls . . . . . MALIK ESOJ CHILDS
Captain Richard Davenport . . . . . NORM LEWIS
Private C. J. Memphis . . . . . SHELDON D. BROWN
Lieutenant Byrd . . . . . CHATTAN MAYES JOHNSON
Captain Wilcox . . . . . MATTHEW GOODRICH
Understudies
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.
For Captain Richard Davenport, Sergeant Vernon C. Waters – CHARLES EVERETT, HOWARD W. OVERSHOWN; for Captain Charles Taylor – MATTHEW GOODRICH, ALEX ROSS; for Corporal Bernard Cobb, Corporal Ellis, Private James Wilkie, Private Louis Henson – JA’QUÁN COLE, AL’JALEEL McGHEE; for Private First Class Melvin Peterson – WILL ADAMS; BRANDON ALVIÓN; for Private C. J. Memphis, Private Tony Smalls – BRANDON ALVIÓN, ALEX MICHAEL GIVENS; for Captain Wilcox, Lieutenant Byrd – ALEX ROSS.
Production Stage Manager. . . . . JOHN M. ATHERLAY
Stage Manager. . . . . RL CAMPBELL
TIME:
1944
PLACE:
Fort Neal, Louisiana
THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
IN OUR LEADER’S HONOR
As Roundabout Theatre Company mourns the April passing of Todd Haimes, our Artistic Director CEO, we are proud to continue our work in theatres in NYC and across the country, in NYC schools, and throughout our community, driven by the love of theatre Todd instilled in us all.
Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.