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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). (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_Wants_the_Bronx).
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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. *** 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]].  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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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]].  
  
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Directed in 1980 for ? by [[Bobby Heaney.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_Wants_the_Bronx
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''[[Miss Julie]]'' programme notes, 1985.
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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

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