A Soldier’s Play presented by Dunbar Repertory

November 8–16, 2025

1982 Pulitzer Award Winner • Written by Charles Fuller • Directed by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr.

📸 Photos by Fawn Nocera Photography

CAST:

Tech/Sergeant Vernon C. Waters – Arthur Gregory Pugh (Englewood, NJ)

Captain Charles Taylor – Stephen Mennella (Somerset, NJ)

Corporal Bernard Cobb – Jo-Leo Carney-Waterton (Newark, NJ)

Private First Class Melvin Peterson – Malik Abdul Khaaliq (King Of Prussia, PA)

Corporal Ellis – Kylensky Miracle (Asbury Park, NJ)

Private Louis Henson – Travis Whitaker (Neptune, NJ)

Private James Wilkie – Bellamy Shivers (Neptune, NJ)

Private Tony Smalls – Collin Roach (Freehold, NJ)

Captain Richard Davenport – Damien S. Berger (Hammonton, NJ)

Private C.J. Memphis – Antonious Thigpen (Asbury Park, NJ)

Lieutenant Byrd – Griffin Holland (Toms River, NJ)

Captain Wilcox – Hudson Eder (Freehold, NJ)

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director – Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. (Howell, NJ)

Assistant Director – Mark Antonio Henderson (Eatontown, NJ)

Production Stage Manager – Stephanie Schoppe

Assistant Stage Manager – Fabiola Bien-Aime