America Hurrah

America Hurrah is a satirical play by Jean-Claude van Itallie, which premiered at the Pocket Theatre in New York City on November 7, 1966.

Stephanie Sills produced the trilogy, and incidental music was composed by Marianne de Pury and Fred Cantor.

[citation needed] The cast included Cynthia Harris, Conard Fowkes, James Barbosa, Ronnie Gilbert, Brenda Smiley, Henry Calvert, Bill Macy, and Joyce Aaron.

This played to a full house in the Teachers Federation auditorium while thousands of people waited outside on Sussex Street, hoping to get in.

[citation needed] Audience excitement was high at the end of Motel, when police attempted to arrest the two heavily disguised dolls in the cast as they ran for the auditorium door.