Susan Franklin Tanner and Rob Sullivan conducted oral history interviews with multiple longshoremen, as well as with Harry Bridges’ widow, to develop a play about Harry Bridges and the West Coast longshoremen. The play educated audiences about the history and accomplishments of Harry Bridges.
Special Interest
Strike/Story: The Harry Bridges Play
Funded by Diane Middleton Foundation
The Project
The Harry Bridges Project – 1994
Strike/Story: The Harry Bridges Play
Rob Sullivan
Playwright
Heidi Helen Davis
Director
Susan Franklin Tanner
Producer
Multiple San Francisco and Los Angeles longshoremen, Noriko Nikki Sawada Bridges, David Arian
Participants
Ian Ruskin, Ellen Geer, John Randolph, William Marshall, Sumi Haru, and Louis Dezseran
Professional Actor(s)
Other Participant(s)
PERFORMANCES
Venue(s)
A filmed version of this play was shown at the Harry Bridges Institute in San Pedro and various union gatherings.