written by Charles Fuller
directed by Joe Albert Lima
Friday March 9th 2012 — Saturday March 31st 2012

A black sergeant cries out in the night, “They still hate you,” then is shot twice and falls dead. Set in 1944 at Fort Neal, a segregated army camp in Louisiana, Charles Fuller’s forceful drama–which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 and has been regularly seen in both its original stage and its later screen version–tracks the investigation of this murder. A Soldier’s Play is more than a detective story: it is a tough, incisive exploration of racial tensions and ambiguities among blacks and between blacks and whites that gives no easy answers and assigns no simple blame.
Cast
- Sgt. Vernon C. Waters: Mel Hancock
- Capt. Charles Taylor: Nick Pascarella
- Cpl. Bernard Cobb: Justin Smith
- Pfc. Melvin Peterson: Steve Allen
- Cpl. Ellis: Richard Desert
- Pvt. Louis Henson: Rahiem Wilson Morgan
- Pvt. Louis Henson: William White
- Pvt. Tony Smalls: Philip Gist
- Capt. Richard Davenport: George Robert
- Pvt. CJ Memphis: Dante Orlando Brown
- Lt. Byrd: Matthew Masiello
- Capt. Wilcox: Nick Byrne
Production Staff / Crew
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Director: Joe Albert Lima
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Scenic Designer: Chantale Bourdages
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Costume Designer: Suzanne Potoma
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Lighting Designer: Mike Gnazzo
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Technical Director: Ralph Felice
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Stage Manager: Mike Gnazzo
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Producer: Kandi Rosenbaum
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Assistant Director: Candy Pittari
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Assistant to the Director: Joy C. Merriweather
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Master Carpenter: Crawford Deyo
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Master Carpenter: Ron Drobes
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Master Carpenter: John Bradley
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Costume Crew: Dolores Hodesblatt
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Costume Crew: Sharon Gordon
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Lighting Board Operator: Debbi Fleckenstein
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Lighting Board Operator: Kathy C. Gnazzo
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Lighting Board Operator: Stacey D’Arc
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Lighting Board Operator: Peter Garruba
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Lighting Board Operator: Jenn Vogel
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Lighting Board Operator: Wendy Portney