''A Hand Is on the Gate'' is a play presented

off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...

in 1966 that was actor

Roscoe Lee Browne Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director. He resisted playing stereotypically black roles, instead performing in several productions with New York City's Shakespeare Festival Theater, Leland Hayward's ...

's Broadway directorial debut. It was produced by Ivor David Balding and Stephen Aaron, music arranged by Bill Lee and Stuart Scharf, lighting design by Jules Fisher. Josephine Premice received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the play.2001-04-17.

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