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The Grapes of Wrath (play)

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Date premiered
  
September 1988

Adapted from
  
The Grapes of Wrath

Genre
  
Drama

First performance
  
September 1988

Playwright
  
John Steinbeck

Original language
  
English language

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Written by
  
John Steinbeck (novel) Frank Galati (play)

Subject
  
The Joad family's journey

Setting
  
1938, Oklahoma/California

Place premiered
  
Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Similar
  
Children of a Lesser God, Side Man, The Life and Adventur, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Last Night of Ballyhoo

The grapes of wrath adapting steinbeck between the lines stratford shakespeare festival


The Grapes of Wrath is a 1988 play adapted by Frank Galati from the classic John Steinbeck novel of the same name, with incidental music by Michael Smith. The play debuted at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, followed by a May 1989 production at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego and a June 1989 production at the Royal National Theatre in London. After eleven previews, the Broadway production, directed by Galati, opened on March 22, 1990 at the Cort Theatre, where it ran for 188 performances. The cast included Gary Sinise, Kathryn Erbe, Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry, Lois Smith, Francis Guinan, and Stephen Bogardus.

Contents

Highlights from the grapes of wrath at the stratford festival


Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 1990 Tony Award for Best Play
  • 2005 2nd in the Nation for High School Productions
  • References

    The Grapes of Wrath (play) Wikipedia