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  1. Production Associate: Virginia Bolen; Press Representative: Barry Hyams; Associate Press Representative: Robert Hector; Casting: Terry Fay; Assistant to Mr. Clurman: Jus Addiss. The Member of the Wedding (Original, Play, Broadway) opened in New York City Jan 5, 1950 and played through Mar 17, 1951.

  2. Full-Length Play, Drama / 7w, 6m Carson McCullers Winner of the New York Drama Critic's Circle Award, this evocative, poetic drama explores the pains of youth and the meaning of family through the eyes of young Jasmine "Frankie" Addams.…

  3. Waters, Harris, and deWilde reprised their stage roles, with Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates, and Dickie Moore joining the cast, for the 1952 film version The Member of the Wedding. The screenplay was adapted by Edna and Edward Anhalt and directed by Fred Zinnemann .

    • Carson McCullers
    • 1946
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  5. by Carson McCullers. The Play. PDF Cite Share. The Member of the Wedding begins as the lights gradually reveal a kitchen in which Berenice Sadie Brown is preparing refreshments, and a...

  6. Sep 20, 2004 · McCullers adapted her novel for the stage, and it opened to critical acclaim as a play on Broadway in 1950, starring Ethel Waters as Berenice, Julie Harris as Frankie, and Brandon de Wilde as John Henry. It won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award as the best play of the season.

  7. The novel explores themes of identity, belonging, and the pain of growing up. The Member of the Wedding has been adapted for the stage and screen multiple times, including as a play in 1950 and an outstanidng film in 1952. Explore a plot summary, important quotes, and an in-depth summary of Frankie Adams.

  8. Regarded by many critics as Carson McCullers 's most accessible work, The Member of the Wedding is a sensitive portrayal of twelve-year-old Frankie Addams. McCullers was able to finish the novel with the help of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Institute of Arts and Letters grant, and several summers at Yaddo, a writers' colony in New York.

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