the dark at the top of the stairs script pdf

It was adapted into a film by the same name in 1960, directed by Delbert Mann, and starring Dorothy McGuire and Robert Preston. It was nominated for five Tony Awards: Best Play, Best Featured Actor (Pat Hingle), Best Featured Actress (Eileen Heckart), Best Scenic Design (Ben Edwards), Best Director (Elia Kazan). Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) Based on the 1957 Broadway play by William Inge, Dark at the Top of the Stairs follows the life of Rubin Flood (Robert Preston), an out of work traveling salesman in 1920's Oklahoma, his frigid wife, Cora ( Dorothy McGuire), his painfully shy daughter, Reenie ( Shirley Knight), and son, Sonny, who Rubin considers a mama's boy. The drama was reworked by Inge from his earlier play Farther Off from Heaven, first staged in 1947 at Margo Jones' Theatre '47 in Dallas, Texas. to R.: Timmy Everett, Eileen Heckart & Frank Overton in a scene from the stage production The Dark at the Top of the Stairsĭirected by Elia Kazan, the play opened Decemat New York's Music Box Theatre and ran for a total of 468 performances, closing on January 17, 1959.

The dark at the top of the stairs script pdf