Mar 21, 2024 - Sale 2663

Sale 2663 - Lot 230

Price Realized: $ 531
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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(ENTERTAINMENT--THEATER.) Poster for a performance of "Charles Gordone's No Place to Be Somebody" Illustrated poster, 22 x 14 inches, in red and black on card stock; minimal wear. New York: Artcraft Litho, [1969]
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Charles Gordone described his play as a story of "country folk who had migrated to the big city, seeking the urban myth of success, only to find disappointment, despair, and death." It earned a Pulitzer Prize--the first ever awarded for an off-Broadway production, and the first to a Black playwright. This poster is from the play's 248-show run at the New York Shakespeare Festival's Public Theater, which started in May 1969 after a short premiere showcase.