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Anna Christie is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. It made its Broadway debut at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 2, 1921. O'Neill received the 1922 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this work.
- Eugene O'Neill
- 1921
Anna Christie, four-act play by Eugene O’Neill, produced in 1921 and published in 1922, during which year it was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The title character, long separated from her bargemaster father, is reunited with him in adulthood.
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A hard-hitting, yet humorous drama, Anna Christie depicts the reunion of a troubled father and daughter in the docks of New York. Chris Christopherson is an old sailor who has spent his life on the seas, to the detriment of his family.
Nov 23, 1992 · Outstanding Revival of a Play 1993 Winner Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Gene Feist: Founding Director)
"Anna Christie" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Eugene O’Neill. It debuted on Broadway in 1921 and ran for 177 performances. Several revivals of the play have been staged over the years, the most recent of which was in 2011.
The success of Anna Christie helped reinforce O’Neill’s reputation as one of the finest American dramatists. The play focuses on the problematic relationship between a sailor and the daughter he has not seen for almost twenty years.
Dive deep into Eugene O’Neill's Anna Christie with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
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