Black Girl (Original oversize poster for the 1971 off-Broadway play)

New York: Theatre De Lys, 1971. Vintage oversize poster for the 1971 off-Broadway play, which played at the Theatre de Lys in New York on June 17, 1971 and played for 247 performances before closing on June 6, 1972. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Play of the 1971-72 season.

Originally broadcast on PBS for an episode of the WGBH Boston televison series "On Being Black" during the 1968-1969 season, before being produced by the New Federal Theatre at St. Augustine's Church, directed by noted playwright and stage director Shauneille Perry. After playing to full houses and rave reviews the play then moved to the Theatre de Lys on June 17, 1971. The first major stage production of a play by Franklin. Following the production at the Theatre de Lys the play then toured Baltimore, Washington DC, Chicago, and Detroit. In 1972 the play was made into a feature film directed by Ossie Davis and starring Brock Peters, Claudia McNeil, and Leslie Uggams.

An episodic coming-of-age story of a young African American girl who defies the low expectations thrust upon her by her family and pursues her dream of becoming a dancer.

42 x 57 inches, folded as issued. Very Good plus, with starting at the creases and several small closed tears at the extremities, with several small linen tape repairs on the verso.