A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden
Short Play, Dramatic Comedy / 3w, 3m
A father, mother and two of their three surviving children drive from Newark, New Jersey to Camden to visit their married daughter, who has recently lost her baby in childbirth.
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Cast Size
3w, 3m -
Duration
30 minutes -
Subgenre
Not Applicable -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences, Adult, Senior, Children (Age 6-10), Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)
Details
Summary
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period 1930s
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Period Costumes
- Additional Features Mime
- Duration 30 minutes
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Media
“It should constantly be borne in mind that the purpose of this play is the portrayal of the character of Ma Kirby, the author at one time having even considered entitling the play The Portrait of a Lady. Accordingly, the director should constantly keep in mind that Ma Kirby's humor, strength and humanity constitute the unifying element throughout. This aspect should always rise above the merely humorous characteristic details of the play.” – Thornton Wilder, "Notes for the Producer," 1931
“My earlier one-act plays, before Our Town, were free of scenery too and things went back and forth in time...In my plays I attempted to raise ordinary daily conversation between ordinary people to the level of the universal human experience.” – Thornton Wilder, from an interview with Bob McCoy, 1974
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
The Women of Wilder
by Annette Storckman
June 4, 2019
Videos
Thornton Wilder: It's Time
Music
- Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.