The Country Girl (1950 play)

The Country Girl
Written by	Clifford Odets
Characters	Georgie Elgin, Frank Elgin, Bernie Dodd, et al.
Date premiered	1950
Place premiered	Lyceum Theatre, NYC
Original language	English
Subject	Alcoholism
Genre	Drama
Setting	New York City

The Country Girl is a 1950 dramatic play by American playwright Clifford Odets which was subsequently adapted as a film of the same name in 1954.

Uta Hagen played the title role of Georgie Elgin in its original production, alongside Paul Kelly as her husband Frank, and Steven Hill as theatre director Bernie Dodd.^[1][2] The production was directed by Odets, and ran for 30 weeks, accumulating 235 performances, from November 10, 1950 to June 2, 1951.^[2] Hagen received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, and set designer Boris Aronson also won for Best Scenic Design.^[3] The play was subsequently remounted on Broadway twice,^[4] in 1972 with Maureen Stapleton and Jason Robards,^[5] and in 2008, with Frances McDormand and Morgan Freeman.^[6] It was also produced twice Off-Broadway,^[7] in 1984, with Christine Lahti and Hal Holbrook,^[8] and in 1990, with Karen Allen and David Rasche.^[9]

The play was produced for television twice, in 1974 with Georgie Elgin played by Shirley Knight, and in 1982 by Faye Dunaway.

References

Notes

1. Gussow, Mel (January 15, 2004). "Uta Hagen, Tony-Winning Broadway Star and Teacher of Actors, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
2. "The Country Girl" (production) on IBDB.com
3. "Awards" on IBDB.com
4. "The Country Girl" (play) on IBDB.com
5. "The Country Girl" (production) on IBDB.com
6. "The Country Girl" (production) on IBDB.com
7. "The Country Girl" (play) on IOBDb
8. "The Country Girl" (production) on IOBDb
9. "The Country Girl" (production) on IOBDb

External links

• The Country Girl at the Internet Broadway Database
• The Country Girl at the Internet off-Broadway Database
• Character "George Elgin" at the Internet Movie Database