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| − | The plays explore American mythology, particularly the mythology of the West, through the intertwined histories of three fictional families struggling over a portion of land in the Cumberland Plateau. The complete cycle of short plays had its world premiere in 1991 at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington. It was awarded the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | + | The plays explore American mythology, particularly the mythology of the West, through the intertwined histories of three fictional families struggling over a portion of land in the Cumberland Plateau. |
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| + | The work underwent several years of development, starting in New York City at New Dramatists and the Ensemble Studio Theatre. The two part epic was later workshopped at the Mark Taper Forum, EST-LA, the Long Wharf Theatre, and the Sundance Institute. The complete cycle had its world premiere in 1991 at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle (Liz Huddle, producer), where it set box office records. In 1992, it was the centerpiece of the Mark Taper forum's 25th Anniversary Season. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the first time in the history of the award that a play was so honored which had not first been presented in New York City. | ||
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Revision as of 15:42, 14 February 2023
The Kentucky Cycle is a series of nine one-act plays by Robert Schenkkan
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The original text
The plays explore American mythology, particularly the mythology of the West, through the intertwined histories of three fictional families struggling over a portion of land in the Cumberland Plateau.
The work underwent several years of development, starting in New York City at New Dramatists and the Ensemble Studio Theatre. The two part epic was later workshopped at the Mark Taper Forum, EST-LA, the Long Wharf Theatre, and the Sundance Institute. The complete cycle had its world premiere in 1991 at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle (Liz Huddle, producer), where it set box office records. In 1992, it was the centerpiece of the Mark Taper forum's 25th Anniversary Season. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the first time in the history of the award that a play was so honored which had not first been presented in New York City.
The complete cycle of short plays had its world premiere in 1991 at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington. It was awarded the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Published by Dramatists Play Service
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2003: Five of the plays were presented by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in the H.B. Thom Theatre, opening on 23 April 2003, directed by Charles Dumas. The casting was as follows:
The Courtship of Morning Star: Riaan Visman, Jan-Hendrik Opperman, Brenda Julius, Kim Taylor.
The Homecoming: Brenda Julius, Reinard Cronje, Ben Claassen, Jackie van den Heever, Jan Hendrik Opperman, Stian Bam.
Ties That Bind: Eben Genis, Hanna Grobler, Jeremy Davids, Reinhard Cronje, Brenda Julius, Ockie Coetzer, Ralston Oliphant, Schalk van der Merwe, Stian Bam, Jackie van den Heever.
God's Great Supper: Chloe Liebenberg, Adriaan Botha, Hanna Grobler, Schalk van der Merwe, Reinhard Cronje, Eben Genis, Janna Austin, Sharon Kelly, Stian Bam, Jeremy Davids, Jan-Hendrik Opperman, Ockie Coetzer, Kim Taylor, Ralston Oliphant, Riaan Visman.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kentucky_Cycle
http://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=888
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