Plot Summary

In a segregated army camp in Louisiana in 1944, a black sergeant is shot dead after crying out "they still hate you." As the play examines the murder, the truth of it becomes more shocking and hateful than the murder itself.

Movie Details

Original Title
A Soldier's Play
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

David Alan Grier as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters

David Alan Grier

Sergeant Vernon C. Waters

Blair Underwood as Captain Richard Davenport

Blair Underwood

Captain Richard Davenport

Nnamdi Asomugha as Private First Class Melvin Peterson

Nnamdi Asomugha

Private First Class Melvin Peterson

Jerry O'Connell as Captain Charles Taylor

Jerry O'Connell

Captain Charles Taylor

Rob Demery as Corporal Bernard Cobb

Rob Demery

Corporal Bernard Cobb

Warner Miller as Corporal Ellis

Warner Miller

Corporal Ellis

McKinley Belcher III as Private Louis Henson

McKinley Belcher III

Private Louis Henson

Billy Eugene Jones as Private James Wilkie

Billy Eugene Jones

Private James Wilkie

Jared Grimes as Private Tony Smalls

Jared Grimes

Private Tony Smalls

J. Alphonse Nicholson as Private C.J. Memphis

J. Alphonse Nicholson

Private C.J. Memphis

Nate Mann as Lietuenant Byrd

Nate Mann

Lietuenant Byrd

Lee Aaron Rosen as Captain Wilcox

Lee Aaron Rosen

Captain Wilcox

Production Companies

Roundabout Theatre Company