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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instanceOf drama
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 NERFINISHED
Obie Award NERFINISHED
Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED
broadwayVenue Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED
character Janice Vickery NERFINISHED
Nanny NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dramaticForm two-act play
filmAdaptationDirector Paul Newman NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationStar Joanne Woodward NERFINISHED
Nell Potts NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceLocation Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceVenue Alley Theatre NERFINISHED
genre family drama
psychological drama
realist drama
language English
mainCharacter Beatrice Hunsdorfer NERFINISHED
Ruth Hunsdorfer NERFINISHED
Tillie Hunsdorfer NERFINISHED
motif marigolds
radiation experiments
notableFor intense mother-daughter conflict
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 NERFINISHED
Staten Island, New York NERFINISHED
subject abuse
adolescence
dysfunctional family
resilience
science experiments
theme hope versus despair
impact of environment on growth
mother-daughter relationships
power of education
timePeriod mid-20th century
writer Paul Zindel NERFINISHED

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Joanne Woodward notableWork The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds