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The Ponder Heart 半岛体育 - Feb 1956
The Ponder Heart
Broadway
Original
Music Box Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Jerome Chodorov
,
Joseph A. Fields
People (55)
David Wayne
Uncle Daniel Ponder
(Original)
Will Geer
Dorris R. Gladney
(Original)
Juanita Hall
Narciss
(Original)
Don Hanmer
De Yancey Clanahan
(Original)
Sarah Marshall
Bonnie Dee Ponder
(Original)
Una Merkel
Edna Earle Ponder
(Original)
Eulabelle Moore
Narciss
(Replacement)
Daniel Bergin
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Joe Bishop
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Theodore Browne
Jacob
(Original)
Edwin Buckley
Purdel Peacock
(Original)
Vinie Burrows
Sarah
(Original)
William Dwyer
Clyde
(Original)
Mary Farrell
Mrs. Bodkin
(Original)
Donald Foster
Dr. Eubanks
(Original)
Tom Geraghty
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Barbara Jean Gilliam
Eloise
(Original)
Harold Grau
Mr. Peacock
(Original)
Jim Holden
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
J. Talbot Holland
Al
(Original)
James Karr
Clerk
(Original)
Charlotte Klein
Mrs. Peacock
(Original)
Johnny Klein
Rodney
(Original)
Tony Kraber
Bailiff
(Original)
Richard Klein
Bruce Peacock
(Original)
David Leland
Mr. Springer
(Original)
Alan Manson
Foreman
(Original)
Dwight Marfield
Truex Bodkin
(Original)
John Marriott
Big John
(Original)
Junior Marshall
Willie
(Original)
John McGovern
Judge Waite
(Original)
Helen Quarrier
Treva Peacock
(Original)
Richard Rothrock
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Jeanne Shelley
Johnnie Ree Peacock
(Original)
Lieselotte Singer
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Ruth White
Teacake Magee
(Original)
Noel Williams
Sam
(Original)
Billy Quinn
Purdel Peacock
(Replacement)
Irene Kane
Treva Peacock
(Replacement)
Henry Boyce
Willie
(Replacement)
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David Wayne
Uncle Daniel Ponder
(Original)
Will Geer
Dorris R. Gladney
(Original)
Juanita Hall
Narciss
(Original)
Don Hanmer
De Yancey Clanahan
(Original)
Sarah Marshall
Bonnie Dee Ponder
(Original)
Una Merkel
Edna Earle Ponder
(Original)
Daniel Bergin
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Joe Bishop
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Theodore Browne
Jacob
(Original)
Edwin Buckley
Purdel Peacock
(Original)
Vinie Burrows
Sarah
(Original)
William Dwyer
Clyde
(Original)
Mary Farrell
Mrs. Bodkin
(Original)
Donald Foster
Dr. Eubanks
(Original)
Tom Geraghty
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Barbara Jean Gilliam
Eloise
(Original)
Harold Grau
Mr. Peacock
(Original)
Jim Holden
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
J. Talbot Holland
Al
(Original)
James Karr
Clerk
(Original)
Charlotte Klein
Mrs. Peacock
(Original)
Johnny Klein
Rodney
(Original)
Tony Kraber
Bailiff
(Original)
Richard Klein
Bruce Peacock
(Original)
David Leland
Mr. Springer
(Original)
Alan Manson
Foreman
(Original)
Dwight Marfield
Truex Bodkin
(Original)
John Marriott
Big John
(Original)
Junior Marshall
Willie
(Original)
John McGovern
Judge Waite
(Original)
Helen Quarrier
Treva Peacock
(Original)
Richard Rothrock
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Jeanne Shelley
Johnnie Ree Peacock
(Original)
Lieselotte Singer
Jurors and Spectators
(Original)
Ruth White
Teacake Magee
(Original)
Noel Williams
Sam
(Original)
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Joseph A. Fields
Writer
Jerome Chodorov
Writer
Eudora Welty
Based On A Story By
Robert Douglas
Director
Ben Edwards
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Frank Spencer
Costume Design
Klaus Holm
Lighting Supervisor
Lehman Engel
Music Advisor
Philip Mathias
Production Stage Manager
Tony Kraber
Stage Manager
James Karr
Assistant Stage Manager
Victor Samrock
Business Manager
Leonard Field
Company Manager
William Fields
Press Representative
Walter Alford
Associate Press Representative
Reginald Denenholz
Associate Press Representative
The Playwrights' Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
16
1956
Closing Date
Jun
23
1956
Performances
149
as of Jun 17, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1956
Theatre World Award
Sarah Marshall
Winner
Tony Award
1956
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Ben Edwards
Nominee
1956
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Una Merkel
Winner
1956
Stage Technician
Larry Bland
Nominee
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