by Jay Presson Allen
adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was presented by Robert Whitehead in association with Robert W. Dowling at the Helen Hayes Theatre in New York City.
Synopsis:
Jean Brodie is a Scottish schoolteacher in the 1930's, and she is in her prime. Her flamboyant personality and eccentric ways earn the loyalty of her girls (her "creme de la creme"), the distress of two lovers and the consternation of her headmistress, Miss MacKay. Brodie's profound influence and charismatic hold over her students is both awe-inspiring and terrifying. A powerful drama of a fascinating woman with a sincere but often misguided zeal. The play is related through an interview by a news reporter with a nun who was one of Brodie's former students. The part of Brodie was originated by Vanessa Redgrave in London and Zoe Caldwell in New York, and won an Academy Award for Maggie Smith in the film version.
Charles Wilson directed this show, assisted by Jean Pasley.
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