With his portraits of smalltown life and settings rooted in the. Feb, 2019 most of william inge s plays are a mixture of comedy and drama. Youll get access to all of the bus stop content, as well. April 10th, 2019 bus stop summary william inge navigate study guiderows this page. Bus stop, set in a small town in kansas, is an expansion of the oneact play people in the wind. At least, that is what william inge is able to convince us of. Although dated, bus stop manages to charm its modern audience, if only due to our inherent longing for a simpler, more. In the early 1950s, he had a string of memorable broadway productions, and one of these, picnic, earned him a pulitzer prize.
The story concerns the passengers of a crosscountry bus who are stranded overnight by a blizzard and congregate in graces restaurant. William inge list of famous monologues with associated characters and shows. At least, that is what william inge is able to convince us of in his threeact romance bus stop. The 1956 film of the same name was opened up in the beginning to include scenes on the bus and in places away. The inspiration for the play came from people inge met in tonganoxie, kansas.
Oct 26, 1975 nov 09, 1975 the revised version of the pulitzerprize winning comedy picnic by william inge. Virgil has encouraged the 21yearold virgin, beau, to take an interest in girls. Inge s plays are some of my favorites because he has the ability to capture so much of human emotion with ingenious brevity. The dark at the top of the stairs black cat books by william inge jan 21, 1994. On march 2, 1955, william inge s bus stop opened on broadway at the music box theatre. Analysis and discussion of characters in william inges bus stop. Yet inge s career ended in perceived failure, depression and finally suicide. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. A snowstorm has delayed the trip, so the 5 characters who are on the bus and the 3 who are in the diner spend around 15 a. William inge 191973 majored in drama at the university of kansas but went on to gain an ma at the george peabody teachers college.
A flawless structure depicts each role with a succinct amount of dialogue. Inge has put together an uproarious comedy that never strays from the truth. Heinemann, 1960includes come back, little sheba, picnic, bus stop, and the dark at the top of the stairs. In the early 1950s he had a string of memorable broadway productions, including picnic, which earned him a pulitzer prize. I met william inge once when i visited a friend who was undergoing.
In an interview with arthur gelb of the new york times, stanley confessed. The bus stop lesson plan is downloadable in pdf and word. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Inge, who lived from 19 until 1973, also wrote splendor in the grass and picnic. The official database for broadway theatre information. Louis star times, a position he held for three years. It premiered on broadway in 1955, just on the heels of inge s first broadway success, picnic. William inge performed at the avery schreiber playhouse in north hollywood, california february 8th 24th. Bus stop 1955 involves stranded peopleeach reveals his or her loneliness, and in the end an aspiring singer accepts the attention of a naive but rough cowboy. Come back, little sheba picnic bus stop the dark at the top of the stairs william inge. Wonderful play with universal themes and timeless characters. William inge project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The 1956 film of the same name was opened up in the beginning to include scenes on the bus and in places away from the diner.
His first successful play was come back, little sheba 1950. Most of william inge s plays are a mixture of comedy and drama. Sunning to extremities and spine of jacket, short tear, now protected by clear mylar. Id seen the movie version of bus stop many years ago, and i saw the recent broadway revival of picnic, but i only had a passing familiarity with much of his work. Bus stop mar 02, 1955 apr 21, 1956 written by william inge. With the exception of his academy awardwinning screenplay for splendor in the grass 1961. Another of his plays, bus stop was a big success and was later made into a film starring. Join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Bus stop inge by william inge full length play, comedy 5m, 3f.
The production of the william inge play, bus stop serves as the culminating experience in theatre arts graduate studies. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this bus stop study guide. The bus stop lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. With marilyn maxwell as grace sherwood, the owner of sherwoods bus station and diner in a fictitious colorado town, the series presented dramas about the townspeople and travelers who passed through the diner in 25. Set in a small town in kansas, picnic details the lives of ordinary americans, from hopeful widows and embittered spinsters to idealistic teenagers and restless wanderers. A nightclub chanteuse can discover domesticity and a drunken lecher can mend his ways. William inge, in full william motter inge, born may 3, 19, independence, kan. Bus stop william inge cherie 20 a singer tells how she was kidnapped by a cowboy. Bus stop william inge pdf to word a naive, rambunctious, overly enthusiastic and socially inept cowboy, beauregard decker, and his friend and fatherfigure virgil blessing take the bus from timber hill, montana to phoenix, arizona, to participate in a rodeo.
In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of kansas city pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. Bus stop is presented by special arrangement with dramatists play service, inc. William inge s comedy, bus stop, is filled with sentimental characters and a slow but pleasant, slice of life storyline. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. Bus stop by william inge the play bus stop is set in a diner in early march of 1955. The story concerns the passengers of a crosscountry bus who are stranded overnight by a. During the 196162 television season, inge was the script supervisor of abcs bus stop tv series, an adaptation of his play. And he liked it so much, he jumped up on a chair and yelled like a indian, and put his fingers in his mouth and whistled like a steam engine. Analysis and discussion of characters in william inge s bus stop. As a screenwriter, he won an academy award splendor in the grass 1961. Bus stop feb 22, 1996 mar 17, 1996 written by william inge. May 3, 19 june 10, 1973 was an american playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations.
With his portraits of smalltown life and settings rooted in the american. Gerald lyman elma duckworth will masters appearance reflects a young, innocent school girl simple and natural makeup and hair to suggest her kindness and purity chic waitress dress to show elmas occupation during the. Malika oyetimein and sean ryan professional director training program sixtyyears after its broadway premiere, firstyear mfa directors malika oyetimein and sean ryan lead us back to the small town diner 30miles west of kansas city where the great american playwright william inge revealed simple truths of our common humanity. In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of kansas city pulls up at. A nightclub chanteuse can discover domesticity and a. Fonts bus stop by william inge costume designer demi tran dr. William inge s popular plays of the 1950s received tony nominations bus stop 1956, and dark at the top of the stairs 1958 and won a pulitzer prize picnic 1953. Cherie, who is a singer, is also in a little bit of a love mess with bo. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time.
Collection personal archives of david renton series correspondence of david renton. The story concerns the passengers of a crosscountry bus who are stranded overnight by a blizzard and congregate. William inge wrote bus stop, a play that first appeared on broadway in 1955. Download bus stop william inge script pdf software peatix. William inge writing styles in bus stop william inge this study guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of bus stop. Billie andersson and brando boniver directed by geoffrey horne. Feb 17, 2019 picnic is a threeact play written by william inge, the author of bus stop and come back, little sheba.
To be completely honest, i wasnt overly familiar with william inge s plays. Bus stop, romantic comedy in three acts by william inge, performed and published in 1955. Grace, the owner of the diner, and carl, the bus driver, have a little bit of a relationship. He desires to take cherie back again to his native montana and marry her, but she desires.
A young girl can learn of romance from an unexpected source. William inge was born in may of 19 as the youngest of five children. William inge s play bus stop 1955 is a drama with tinges of comedy throughout. File ms323, box 12, folder 6 bus stop by william inge. In 1956, bus stop was brought to the silver screen, starring marilyn monroe in the role of cherie. The dark at the top of the stairs black cat books by william inge jan 21, 1994 4. Bo come in one night when i was singin that old black magic. Pulitzer prize, bus stop 1955 and the dark at the top of the stairs 1957. Set in a diner during a snowstorm in march 1955 in rural kansas, thirty miles west of kansas city, it involves a group of people waiting at a bus stop who are forced to seek shelter together against the harsh storm. The word file is viewable with any pc or mac and can be further adjusted if you want to. Directed by harold clurman, bus stop starred kim stanley, albert salmi, elaine stritch, and phyllis love. William motter inge brought smalltown life in the american midwest to broadway with four successive dramatic triumphs.
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