The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a Pulitzer Prize–winning stage play by Paul Zindel that explores the turbulent life of a dysfunctional family through the science experiments of a gifted teenage girl.
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| The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
drama
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stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonist | Beatrice Hunsdorfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Paul Zindel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play
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Obie Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayVenue | Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Janice Vickery
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Nanny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dramaticForm | two-act play ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Joanne Woodward
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Nell Potts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Alley Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
family drama
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psychological drama ⓘ realist drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Beatrice Hunsdorfer
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Ruth Hunsdorfer NERFINISHED ⓘ Tillie Hunsdorfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
marigolds
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radiation experiments ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense mother-daughter conflict
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portrayal of a gifted teenage girl using science as escape ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| protagonist | Tillie Hunsdorfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Dramatists Play Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Hunsdorfer family home
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Staten Island, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
abuse
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adolescence ⓘ dysfunctional family ⓘ resilience ⓘ science experiments ⓘ |
| theme |
hope versus despair
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impact of environment on growth ⓘ mother-daughter relationships ⓘ power of education ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Zindel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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