Processional (play)

Processional: A Jazz Symphony of American Life (1925) is a four-act modernist comedy by the American playwright John Howard Lawson. It was first produced by the Theatre Guild at the Garrick Theatre in New York, opening on January 12, 1925 in a two-month run. Philip Moeller directed while Mordecai Gorelik designed the sets and costumes. Lee Strasberg played the minor role of First Soldier in the production; Sanford Meisner, too, played a minor part. It was revived by the Federal Theatre Project in 1937, at Maxine Elliott's Theatre.

Processional
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Processional ("The First Modern American Play") at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, 1937
Written by	John Howard Lawson
Date premiered	January 12, 1925 (1925-01-12)
Place premiered	Garrick Theatre New York
Original language	English
Subject	A jazz symphony of American life
Genre	Modernist comedy
Setting	The outskirts of a large town in the West Virginia coal fields, 1931

References

• Lawson, John Howard. 1925. Processional: A Jazz Symphony of American Life in Four Acts. New York: Thomas Seltzer.

External links

• Processional at the HathiTrust Digital Library
• ​Processional​ at the Internet Broadway Database