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| − | ''The Indian Wants the Bronx'', by Israel Horovitz. Gupta, the Indian of the title, has just arrived in New York City from his native country to visit his son and speaks only a few words of English. While waiting for a bus to The Bronx, he is approached by two young punks, Joey and Murph, who begin teasing him. Name-calling taunts eventually result in acts of rage and violence. The play was staged in conjunction with the playwright's ''[[Line/It's called the Sugar Plum|It's Called the Sugar Plum]]'' by James Hammerstein as the opening production of the new off-Broadway Astor Place Theatre, where it opened on January 17, 1968 and ran for 177 performances. The cast included Al Pacino and John Cazale. It won the Obie Award for Best Play, Best Actor (Pacino), and Best Supporting Actor (Cazale). | + | ''The Indian Wants the Bronx'', by Israel Horovitz. Gupta, the Indian of the title, has just arrived in New York City from his native country to visit his son and speaks only a few words of English. While waiting for a bus to The Bronx, he is approached by two young punks, Joey and Murph, who begin teasing him. Name-calling taunts eventually result in acts of rage and violence. The play was staged in conjunction with the playwright's ''[[Line/It's called the Sugar Plum|It's Called the Sugar Plum]]'' by James Hammerstein as the opening production of the new off-Broadway Astor Place Theatre, where it opened on January 17, 1968 and ran for 177 performances. The cast included Al Pacino and John Cazale. It won the Obie Award for Best Play, Best Actor (Pacino), and Best Supporting Actor (Cazale). \ |
| − | + | == Performance history in South Africa == | |
| + | First staged in South Africa (?*) as a late night presentation Upstairs at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town). Directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] with [[Bill Flynn]], [[Christopher Prophet]] and [[Bill Curry]]. Design by [[Jeff Shapiro]] and [[Christopher Prophet]], lighting by [[Brian Astbury]] and stage management by [[Bee Berman]]. | ||
| + | Directed in 1980 for ? by [[Bobby Heaney. | ||
| − | + | ==Translations and adaptations== | |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 I|I]] in Plays | + | == Sources == |
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_Wants_the_Bronx | ||
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| + | ''[[Miss Julie]]'' programme notes, 1985. | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 I|I]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 22 April 2014
The Indian Wants the Bronx, by Israel Horovitz. Gupta, the Indian of the title, has just arrived in New York City from his native country to visit his son and speaks only a few words of English. While waiting for a bus to The Bronx, he is approached by two young punks, Joey and Murph, who begin teasing him. Name-calling taunts eventually result in acts of rage and violence. The play was staged in conjunction with the playwright's It's Called the Sugar Plum by James Hammerstein as the opening production of the new off-Broadway Astor Place Theatre, where it opened on January 17, 1968 and ran for 177 performances. The cast included Al Pacino and John Cazale. It won the Obie Award for Best Play, Best Actor (Pacino), and Best Supporting Actor (Cazale). \
Performance history in South Africa
First staged in South Africa (?*) as a late night presentation Upstairs at The Space (Cape Town). Directed by Mavis Taylor with Bill Flynn, Christopher Prophet and Bill Curry. Design by Jeff Shapiro and Christopher Prophet, lighting by Brian Astbury and stage management by Bee Berman.
Directed in 1980 for ? by [[Bobby Heaney.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_Wants_the_Bronx
Miss Julie programme notes, 1985.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to I in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
