Native Son
by Paul Green, Richard Wright

Name: Native Son
Brand: Paul Green
SKU: 9780573612916
Rating: 3.5 (27 reviews)

Broadway

Highlights

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Large Cast

Female

Male

90 mins1940s/WWIIRole(s) for Black Actor(s)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesAdaptation

Synopsis

Paul Green and Richard Wright

Adapted from the classic novel by Richard Wright Drama

Characters: 15 male 14 female (w/doubling)

Multiple Sets

The story of Bigger Thomas a black youth seeking his identity in the white world.

This adpatation was originally produced by Orson Welles and John Houseman.

Press Reviews

"Native Son is drama and theatre with mind and style of its own."
— The New York Times

"Native Son is one of the most important works ever written in the city. You never doubt the truth of all that you are seeing in this gutsy, powerful, relentless, profoundly disturbing piece of theater."
— The Chicago Tribune

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
BIGGER THOMAS A young Black man, about 20 or 21 years old.	male	20	A young Black man, about 20 or 21 years old.
HANNAH THOMAS His mother, 55.	female	—	His mother, 55.
VERA THOMAS His sister, 16.	female	—	His sister, 16.
BUDDY THOMAS His brother, 12.	male	—	His brother, 12.
JACK HENSON	—	—	—
GUS MITCHELL	—	—	—
“G.H.” RANKIN Cronies of Bigger and about his age.	male	—	Cronies of Bigger and about his age.
ERNIE JONES A cafe and night club owner.	—	—	A cafe and night club owner.
HENRY G. DALTON A capitalist, about 55.	—	—	A capitalist, about 55.
ELLEN DALTON His wife, about 50.	female	50	His wife, about 50.
MARY DALTON Their daughter, 22 or 23.	female	—	Their daughter, 22 or 23.
PEGGY MACAULIFE The Dalton cook and maid, 40.	female	40	The Dalton cook and maid, 40.
JEFF BRITTEN A private detective and local politician, 45.	—	—	A private detective and local politician, 45.
JAN ERLONE A labor leader, 28.	—	—	A labor leader, 28.
JED NORRIS A newspaperman, 40.	—	40	A newspaperman, 40.
CLARA MEARS Bigger's girlfriend, 20.	female	20	Bigger's girlfriend, 20.
MISS EMMET A social worker, thirty-two.	female	—	A social worker, thirty-two.
DAVID A. BUCKLEY District Attorney, 40.	—	40	District Attorney, 40.
EDWARD MAX An elderly lawyer.	—	—	An elderly lawyer.
REVEREND HAMMOND A fundamentalist preacher, 50.	—	50	A fundamentalist preacher, 50.
REPORTERS ,	—	—	,
GUARDS ,	—	—	,
JUDGE ALVIN C. HANLEY and	—	—	and
COURT STENOGRAPHER	—	—	—