Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Written byLonne Elder III
Characters
  • Russell B. Parker
  • William Jenkins
  • Theopolis Parker
  • Bobby Parker
  • Adele Eloise Parker
  • Blue Haven
  • Young Girl
Date premiered04 February 1969
Place premieredSt. Mark's Playhouse
New York City
Original languageEnglish
GenreNaturalistic drama
Setting1960s; a barbershop in Harlem

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men is an American two-act play by Lonne Elder III that premiered Off Broadway in 1969 at St. Mark's Playhouse in a production by the Negro Ensemble Company.[1][2] Later in the 1969 season, it was given a commercial production that was a long-running success. It was the runner-up for the 1969 Pulitzer Prize in drama and was adapted for a television movie in 1975.

  1. ^ "Negro Ensemble Company, The (1967- )", BlackPast.org.
  2. ^ "About the Negro Ensemble Co.", American Masters, August 18, 2004.