All the Way Home is a play written by the American playwright Tad Mosel, adapted from the 1957 James Agee novel A Death in the Family. Each author received the Pulitzer Prize for their separate works.
The play was revived Off-Broadway at the Equity Library Theatre in October 1979, directed by Jamie Brown.
The play was revived off-off-Broadway by the Transport Group in November 2006. Directed by Jack Cummings III, the cast featured Patrick Boll (Jay Follett), Monica Russell (Mary) and Chandler Frantz (Rufus). The TheaterMania reviewer wrote, "The achingly moving play is Tad Mosel's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning adaptation of James Agee's autobiographical 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'A Death in the Family', and in reviving the piece, director Jack Cummings III confirms that both prizes are deserved."[2]
PlotEdit
The play takes place in summer 1915 in Knoxville, Tennessee, where the extended families of the Folletts and the Lynches live. Jay Follet and his pregnant wife Mary have a six-year-old son named Rufus, who takes great joy in being with his father. Jay's brother, Ralph, is an undertaker. Ralph appears to have a drinking problem and mistreats his wife Sally. Mary's parents are Joel Lynch and Catherine Lynch, and her brother is Andrew. The play unfolds over a period of four days.
During the first act, the Folletts leave Jay and Mary's home to visit their 104-year-old great-great-grandmother and Aunt Sadie Follet. Returning later that evening, Jay receives a frantic call from his brother Ralph that their father Jim-Wilson is in declining health. After Mary warns Jay about driving too fast, Jay leaves to find out what happened.
In the second act, it is revealed that Jay is killed in an automobile accident. The remainder of the play deals with the family coming to terms with his death. It becomes uncertain if Jay had been driving drunk or if it had been a suicide.
The third act takes place on the day of Jay's funeral. Mary tells Rufus, for the first time, that she is pregnant and that he may have a little brother or sister on the way.
^"'All the Way Home' 1960", Playbill Vault. Retrieved November 29, 2015. - Mosel, Tad, "Introduction and Act 1" All the Way Home: A Drama in Three Acts, Samuel French, Inc., 1961, ISBN0573605254, pp. 3, 5
^Finkle, David (November 5, 2006). "'All the Way Home' 2006". TheaterMania. Retrieved December 5, 2022. - Sommer, Elyse (2006). "'All the Way Home'". CurtainUp. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^["'All the Way Home' Film"], TCM. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
^"'All the Way Home' 1971", IMDb. Retrieved November 29, 2015
^"'All the Way Home' TV 1981", IMDb. Retrieved November 29, 2015. - "'All the Way Home' 1981", TCN. Retrieved November 29, 2015. - . The New York Times. December 8, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^"All The Way Home, by Tad Mosel". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
Further readingEdit
ArticlesEdit
"From Sidewalk to Stage". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Vol. 104, no. 218. AP Wirephoto. September 15, 1960. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
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All the Way Home is a play written by the American playwright Tad Mosel adapted from the 1957 James Agee novel A Death in the Family Each author received the Pulitzer Prize for their separate works All the Way HomeWritten byTad MoselDate premieredNovember 30 1960 62 years ago 1960 11 30 Place premieredBelasco TheatreOriginal languageEnglishGenreDramaSettingIn and around Knoxville Tennessee May 1915 Contents 1 Productions 2 Plot 3 Film and television 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 Further reading 6 1 Articles 6 2 Books 7 External linksProductions EditAll the Way Home was premiered on Broadway at the Belasco Theater on November 30 1960 and closed on September 15 1961 after 333 performances Directed by Arthur Penn the cast featured Colleen Dewhurst Mary Follet Lillian Gish Catherine Lynch Arthur Hill Jay Follet Clifton James Ralph Follet Dorrit Kelton Aunt Sadie Follet Aline MacMahon Aunt Hannah Lynch John Megna Rufus and Jeff Conaway a Boy 1 The play was revived Off Broadway at the Equity Library Theatre in October 1979 directed by Jamie Brown The play was revived off off Broadway by the Transport Group in November 2006 Directed by Jack Cummings III the cast featured Patrick Boll Jay Follett Monica Russell Mary and Chandler Frantz Rufus The TheaterMania reviewer wrote The achingly moving play is Tad Mosel s 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning adaptation of James Agee s autobiographical 1957 Pulitzer Prize winning novel A Death in the Family and in reviving the piece director Jack Cummings III confirms that both prizes are deserved 2 Plot EditThe play takes place in summer 1915 in Knoxville Tennessee where the extended families of the Folletts and the Lynches live Jay Follet and his pregnant wife Mary have a six year old son named Rufus who takes great joy in being with his father Jay s brother Ralph is an undertaker Ralph appears to have a drinking problem and mistreats his wife Sally Mary s parents are Joel Lynch and Catherine Lynch and her brother is Andrew The play unfolds over a period of four days During the first act the Folletts leave Jay and Mary s home to visit their 104 year old great great grandmother and Aunt Sadie Follet Returning later that evening Jay receives a frantic call from his brother Ralph that their father Jim Wilson is in declining health After Mary warns Jay about driving too fast Jay leaves to find out what happened In the second act it is revealed that Jay is killed in an automobile accident The remainder of the play deals with the family coming to terms with his death It becomes uncertain if Jay had been driving drunk or if it had been a suicide The third act takes place on the day of Jay s funeral Mary tells Rufus for the first time that she is pregnant and that he may have a little brother or sister on the way Film and television EditThe play was made into a film directed by Alex Segal and starring Jean Simmons Mary Follett Robert Preston Jay Follett Pat Hingle Ralph Follet Aline MacMahon Aunt Hannah Thomas Chalmers Joel Lynch John Cullum Andrew and Michael Kearney Rufus Follett The screenplay was by Philip Reisman Jr It was released in 1963 3 A television movie was broadcast in December 1971 in a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation Directed by Fred Coe the cast starred Joanne Woodward Mary Richard Kiley Jay and Pat Hingle Ralph 4 A live presentation of the play was broadcast on NBC on December 21 1981 Directed by Delbert Mann the cast featured Sally Field Mary William Hurt Jay Ned Beatty Ralph Ellen Corby Great Gandmaw Betty Garrett Catherine Murray Hamilton Joel Lynch Polly Holiday Aunt Hannah and Jeremy Licht Rufus This was a stage production broadcast live from the Bing Theatre at the USC School of Dramatic Arts 5 Awards and nominations EditTony Award1961 Featured Actress in a Play Colleen Dewhurst winner 1961 Costume Design of a Play Raymond Sovey nominee 1961 Direction of a Play Arthur Penn nominee 1961 Play nominee 1961 Scenic Design of a Play David Hays nomineeNew York Drama Critics Circle1961 Best American Play Tad Mosel winner1961 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 6 References Edit All the Way Home 1960 Playbill Vault Retrieved November 29 2015 Mosel Tad Introduction and Act 1 All the Way Home A Drama in Three Acts Samuel French Inc 1961 ISBN 0573605254 pp 3 5 Finkle David November 5 2006 All the Way Home 2006 TheaterMania Retrieved December 5 2022 Sommer Elyse 2006 All the Way Home CurtainUp Retrieved December 5 2022 All the Way Home Film TCM Retrieved November 29 2015 All the Way Home 1971 IMDb Retrieved November 29 2015 All the Way Home TV 1981 IMDb Retrieved November 29 2015 All the Way Home 1981 TCN Retrieved November 29 2015 All the Way Home 1981 The New York Times December 8 2015 Archived from the original on December 8 2015 Retrieved December 5 2022 All The Way Home by Tad Mosel The Pulitzer Prizes Retrieved December 5 2022 Further reading EditArticles Edit From Sidewalk to Stage Santa Cruz Sentinel Vol 104 no 218 AP Wirephoto September 15 1960 Retrieved December 5 2022 via California Digital Newspaper Collection Books Edit Agee James 1956 A Death in the Family McDowell Obolensky pp 339 pp OCLC 123180486 External links Edit All the Way Home at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title All the Way Home play amp oldid 1125730443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
