Jeb
Play - Original
Martin Beck Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: February 21, 1946
- Closing Date: February 28, 1946
- Previews: 0
- Performances: 9
Playwright: Robert Ardrey
Synopsis
A black soldier returns to his Southern town after World War II to find it rife with the prejudice he expected to be gone, forcing him to face down the Ku Klux Klan in order to marry his sweetheart and forge a life for himself, in Robert Ardrey's play.
Opening Night Cast
| Ossie Davis | Jeb Turner | |
| Christopher Bennett | Jefferson | |
| Harry Bolden | Simpson | |
| Laura Bowman | Amanda Turner | |
| Grover Burgess | Mr. Gibney | |
| Edwin Cushman | Dr. Hazelton | |
| Ruby Dee | Libby George | |
| Maurice Ellis | Julian |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Robert Ardrey | Writer | |
| Herman Shumlin | Staging | |
| Jo Mielziner | Scenic Design | |
| Patricia Montgomery | Costume Design | |
| Jo Mielziner | Lighting Design | |
| Herman Shumlin | Producer |
