The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a Pulitzer Prize–winning stage play by Paul Zindel that explores the turbulent life of a dysfunctional family through the science experiments of a gifted teenage girl.

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instanceOf drama
stage play
adaptedInto The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (film)
antagonist Beatrice Hunsdorfer
author Paul Zindel
awardReceived New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play
Obie Award
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
broadwayVenue Ethel Barrymore Theatre
character Janice Vickery
Nanny
countryOfOrigin United States
dramaticForm two-act play
filmAdaptationDirector Paul Newman
filmAdaptationStar Joanne Woodward
Nell Potts
firstPerformanceLocation Houston, Texas
linked to: Houston
firstPerformanceVenue Alley Theatre
genre family drama
psychological drama
realist drama
language English
mainCharacter Beatrice Hunsdorfer
Ruth Hunsdorfer
Tillie Hunsdorfer
motif marigolds
radiation experiments
notableFor intense mother-daughter conflict
portrayal of a gifted teenage girl using science as escape
originalMedium theatre
protagonist Tillie Hunsdorfer
publisher Dramatists Play Service
setting Hunsdorfer family home
Staten Island, New York
linked to: Staten Island
subject abuse
adolescence
dysfunctional family
resilience
science experiments
theme hope versus despair
impact of environment on growth
mother-daughter relationships
power of education
timePeriod mid-20th century
writer Paul Zindel

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Joanne Woodward notableWork The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Sudie Bond notableWork The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds adaptedInto The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (film)
linked to: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds