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PicnicPicnic
By William IngeBy William Inge
The Life of William IngeThe Life of William Inge
May 3, 1913 - June 10 1973• William Inge, born May 3, 1913 in Independence, Kansas.
• In 1935 Inge graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Drama.
• Later Inge was offered a scholarship at The George Peabody College for Teachers to study a Master of the Arts degree. However Inge dropped out and it wasn’t until after returning to Kansas to teach English and Drama for a year that he decided to return to complete his MA in Nashville, Tennessee.
• He was an American playwright whose play, Picnic earned him a Pulitzer Prize. (An American award established in 1917 to commend achievements in musical composition, literature, online journalism and work in newspaper).
• Inge committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning on June 10, 1973 at the age of 60.• Influenced by the short play ‘Front Porch’ in 1952.
• First premiered on Broadway, in February 1953.• Strong exploration of small town life.
May 3, 1913 - June 10 1973• William Inge, born May 3, 1913 in Independence, Kansas.
• In 1935 Inge graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Drama.
• Later Inge was offered a scholarship at The George Peabody College for Teachers to study a Master of the Arts degree. However Inge dropped out and it wasn’t until after returning to Kansas to teach English and Drama for a year that he decided to return to complete his MA in Nashville, Tennessee.
• He was an American playwright whose play, Picnic earned him a Pulitzer Prize. (An American award established in 1917 to commend achievements in musical composition, literature, online journalism and work in newspaper).
• Inge committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning on June 10, 1973 at the age of 60.• Influenced by the short play ‘Front Porch’ in 1952.
• First premiered on Broadway, in February 1953.• Strong exploration of small town life.
CharactersCharacters
Flo Owens
Madge Owens
Millie Owens
Mrs Potts
Hal Carter
Rosemary Sydney
Alan Seymour
Howard Bevans
Plot SummaryPlot Summary
• Labour day, the neighborhood is preparing for a picnic• Based around a grouping of women in the yard of a typical small midwestern town
during the 1950’s• Mrs Owens has two daughters Madge and Millie, Madge being the prettier one.• Hal ( a Bum) comes off the street to work for Mrs Owen neighbour, Mrs potts • Meanwhile he falls for Madge, even though she is currently going steady with his
friend Alan • Eventually he tells her his feelings and persuades her to make love to him.
Therefore missing the picnic• After not attending the picnic everyone knows where she was, and blames Hal for
leading her astray• Therefore Hal is banished by Alan, Hal ask Madge to join him she refuses• After Hal leaves Madge breaks down declaring her love for him to her mother and
runs off to be with him
• Labour day, the neighborhood is preparing for a picnic• Based around a grouping of women in the yard of a typical small midwestern town
during the 1950’s• Mrs Owens has two daughters Madge and Millie, Madge being the prettier one.• Hal ( a Bum) comes off the street to work for Mrs Owen neighbour, Mrs potts • Meanwhile he falls for Madge, even though she is currently going steady with his
friend Alan • Eventually he tells her his feelings and persuades her to make love to him.
Therefore missing the picnic• After not attending the picnic everyone knows where she was, and blames Hal for
leading her astray• Therefore Hal is banished by Alan, Hal ask Madge to join him she refuses• After Hal leaves Madge breaks down declaring her love for him to her mother and
runs off to be with him
ThemesThemes
Loneliness
Gender roles
Beauty
Youth
Loneliness
Gender roles
Beauty
Youth
GenreGenre
Tragedy
Comedy
Tragicomedy
Tragedy
Comedy
Tragicomedy
1950s1950s
Economic growth
Anti-communism
Socially conservative
Consumerism
Civil rights
Sex
Economic growth
Anti-communism
Socially conservative
Consumerism
Civil rights
Sex
Stoneham Theatre Production 2009 Stoneham Theatre Production 2009
Film AdaptationFilm Adaptation
• Joshua Logan directed the 1955 film adaptation of Picnic. Which stars included William Holden, Kim Novak and Betty Field.
• The film won 2 Oscars and another two awards; a Golden Globe in 1956 and an NBR award in 1955 and a Golden Globe in 1956. Joshua Logan’s film also received 10 further nominations.
• Original Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1A1vqmkftw
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