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Graduate, The

Buck Henry, Terry Johnson, Charles Webb, Calder Willingham

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Full Length Play, Comedy

6m, 5f

ISBN: 9780573628573

A Play Adapted by Terry Johnson
Based on the Novel by Charles Webb
And the Motion Picture Screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry
By Special Arrangement with StudioCanal

"After a long and successful run in the West End, The Graduate is now on Broadway and IT'S A HIT!" - Variety
"This bittersweet comedy is rich, full and funny. Enjoy!" - NY1
"Fun to watch...Definitely gives off starlight." - The New York Times

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Description

Full Length Play

Comedy

Adaptations (Literature), Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Period

120 minutes (2 hours)

Time Period - 1960s

Settings Of Play - California, 1964. Flexible minimalist setting.

CAUTIONS

Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes, Nudity/Partial Nudity, Smoking

THEMES

Adolescence, Betrayal, Feminism, Love, Marriage, Parenting/Family, Politics

TARGET AUDIENCE

Adult

PERFORMANCE GROUP

College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Large Stage

RECOGNITION / AWARDS

From Broadway, From West End

A hit in the West End and a popular show on Broadway starring Kathleen Turner, The Graduate brings the inspired movie hit of the Sixties vividly to life on stage. Benjamin Braddock, recent college graduate and prodigal son, returns home and promptly becomes embroiled in an affair with the wife of his father's business partner, one Mrs. Robinson, but soon finds himself falling in love with her daughter, Elaine.

"After a long and successful run in the West End, The Graduate is now on Broadway and IT'S A HIT!" - Variety

"This bittersweet comedy is rich, full and funny. Enjoy!" - NY1

"Fun to watch...Definitely gives off starlight." - The New York Times

"Good stuff...The audience goes wild." - FOX5 TV

"Delightful." - USA Today

"Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson!...Breaking all box office records!" - Newark Star Ledger

The Graduate was first presented on Broadway by John Reid and Sacha Brooks by special arrangement with StudioCanal, in association with Clear Channel Entertainment, at the Plymouth Theatre in New York City on April 4, 2002. The director was Terry Johnson.

Characters

CASTING

6m, 5f

CASTING NOTES

The hotel clerk can double as the priest and the psychiatrist. The men and the wedding guests are doubled by the company.

BENJAMIN
MRS. ROBINSON
MR. ROBINSON
ELAINE
MR. BRADDOCK (DAD)
MRS. BRADDOCK (MOM)
STRIPPER
HOTEL CLEARK
PSYCHIATRIST
MEN
WEDDING GUESTS
PRIEST

Author(s)

Terry Johnson

Terry Johnson is a British playwright. Theatre credits include: The Graduate (Plymouth Theater-Broadway), Piano/Forte (Royal Court Theatre), Cor Blimey!, Cleo Camping Emmanuelle and Dick (The Royal National Theatre, Olivier Award for Best Comedy), The London Cuckolds (The Royal National Theatre), and Insignificance. view full profile