sentences:  The production opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on March 11, 1953, and closed on January 2, 1954 after 344 performances.The play was directed by Jose Ferrer, with Scenic Design by Boris Aronson and costumes by Lucinda Ballard.The play is set in French Guiana around the turn of the 20th century, showing the interaction between three prisoners and a family of French colonists.