Anna Lucasta (play)

Anna Lucasta
First edition 1945
Written by	Philip Yordan
Characters	Anna Joe Rudolf Danny Noah Theresa Stella Blanche Frank Eddie[1]
Date premiered	June 16, 1944 (1944-06-16)
Place premiered	Library Theatre, 103 West 135th Street, Harlem, New York City[2]
Original language	English
Setting	The Lucasta living room in Pennsylvania and Noah's Bar in Brooklyn, in early 1941.

Anna Lucasta is a 1944 American play by Philip Yordan. Inspired by Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie, the play was originally written about a Polish American family. The American Negro Theatre director Abram Hill and director Harry Wagstaff Gribble adapted the script for an all African American cast, and presented the first performance on June 16, 1944. The play moved from Harlem to Broadway's Mansfield Theatre, running August 30, 1944 – November 30, 1946. The Broadway cast included Hilda Simms, Canada Lee, and Alice Childress.