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The Hasty Heart

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 8m

A Lindsay-Crouse production in New York. "A fine, funny, strangely fascinating play. Tense, touching and tender." – Journal-American

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 8m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
The Hasty Heart tells of a wounded Scottish soldier whose last few weeks of life, spent in a convalescent ward of a hospital in Asia, are changed by the sympathetic treatment his fellow patients try to give him—and his stubborn rejection of this. The man's extreme independence of spirit nearly wrecks the good intentions of those who want to make him happy, but at last—particularly after he falls in love with the nurse—he learns the great lesson of love for his neighbor.
Performing Groups
  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

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  • Licensing available for professional groups only. Some restrictions apply.

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Authors

John Patrick

John Patrick (1905 –1995) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter. His many Broadway plays include Hell Freezes Over (1935), The Willow and I (1942), The Hasty Heart (1945; adapted for the screen in 1949), The Curious Savage (1950) and Lo and Behold (1951).

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