Ceremonies in Dark Old Men | |
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Written by | Lonne Elder III |
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Date premiered | 04 February 1969 |
Place premiered | St. Mark's Playhouse New York City |
Original language | English |
Genre | Naturalistic drama |
Setting | 1960s; 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.