The Immoralist (play)

The Immoralist (Play, Original) opened in New York City Feb 8, 1954 and played through May 1, 1954. Total Performances: 96. Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway. Setting: Normandy, France. Biskra, North Africa. November 1900 - 1901. Opening Night Credits. Awards. Production Staff. The morality play has its roots in the miracle and mystery plays of the eleventh century.[1] Miracle plays were dramas that revolved around the lives of Saints or the Virgin Mary. Mystery plays revolved around stories from the Bible and were also known as Pageants or as Corpus Christi plays. Mystery plays were performed across Europe during the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries. The Immoralist is a play adapted from the novel by André Gide by Augustus and Ruth Goetz The original production starred James Dean, Louis Jourdan and Geraldine Page. Contents. A gay archaeologist marries partly in hope of curbing his homosexual instincts He is unable to consummate the marriage so the pair travel from Normandy to Algeria for a honeymoon, hoping that will kindle some romance The husband is seduced by their Arab houseboy, but this allows him to sleep with his wife, who falls pregnant. Background. The Immoralist is a play adapted from the novel by André Gide by Augustus and Ruth Goetz. The original production starred James Dean, Louis Jourdan and Geraldine Page. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for The Immoralist (play). Home. News. The Immoralist (French: L'Immoraliste) is a novel by André Gide, published in France in 1902. Contents. 1 Plot. The novel was adapted into a play of the same name by Augustus and Ruth Goetz. The play had a Broadway-theatre production at the Royale Theatre in New York City, New York, from February to May 1954; it was directed by Daniel Mann and starred James Dean, Louis Jourdan and Geraldine Page.[2]. References. ^ Fowlie, Wallace. Pre-orders available here - Allinmerch.com/immoralist. 204. 20. We are stoked to finally get hard copies of the WIDOW EP for sale online again! We also added a bunch of our show merch to our online store, stock is very low so get it while supplies last. Hopefully this holds you over while we work on new music. Link to the store in the comments. Immoralist. 28 November 2017 ·. Shirts are only $8 for a limited time 💠Act fast. immoralistband.bigcartel.com. Immoralist. Musician/band. Shop Now. The Immoralist is a play adapted from the novel by André Gide by Augustus and Ruth Goetz. The original production starred James Dean, Louis Jourdan and Geraldine Page. A gay archaeologist marries partly in hope of curbing his homosexual instincts. He is unable to consummate the marriage so the pair travel from Normandy to Algeria for a honeymoon, hoping that will kindle some romance. The husband is seduced by their Arab houseboy, but this allows him to sleep with his wife, who falls pregnant.