Mornings at Seven
Mornings at Seven (1939) is a play by American playwright Paul Osborn [1] (1901-1988). Its plot focuses on four aging sisters living in a small Midwestern town in 1938, and it deals with ramifications within the family when two of them begin to question their lives and decide to make some changes before it’s too late.
Contents
The original text
The original Broadway production, directed by Joshua Logan, opened on November 30, 1939, at the Longacre Theatre.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1959: Presented by NTO Kamertoneel in Bellville, produced by Victor Melleney in 1959. The cast: Victor Melleney (Thor), Dai Armstrong (Cora), Joyce Bradley (Arry), Jane Fenn (Ida), Michael Drin (Carl), Don Howie (Homer), Eveline Garratt (Myrtle), Gretel Mills (Esther), Alec Bell (David). Decor by Frank Graves, costumes by Doreen Graves, stage manager Athol Fugard, lighting by Pip Marshall.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
Mornings at Seven (NTO) theatre programme, 1959.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
