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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  15w, 4m

Jay Presson Allen

Adapted from the novel by Muriel Spark

“Fascinating in its insights into a marvelously portrayed eccentric human being.” - The New York Times

“Endearing, hilarious, lovely, perceptive, and splendid.” - The New York Daily News

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    15w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature)
  • Suggested Use
    • UIL Approved
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary
Miss Brodie is a teacher, a formidable figure who molds young minds to her form. And what is more, she is so intensely interesting that the girls admire her above all else. But Miss Brodie is not honest. She prevaricates and then tells the girls to do as she tells them, not as she does herself. She is having an affair with the music teacher and has had one with the art teacher, and this is not the most exemplary conduct. A fantastic letter which some of her students write in her name to her lover falls into the headmistress' hands. Dismissal is averted by Miss Brodie's indomitable pluck as she threatens to sue for libel. One girl grows too wise too soon and turns on Miss Brodie.
SISTER HELENA
MR. PERRY
JEAN BRODIE
SANDY
JENNY
MONICA
MARY MACGREGOR
MISS MACKAY
GORDON LOWTHER
TEDDY LLOYD
MCCREADY
MISS CAMBELL
CITIZENS
GIRL GUIDES
SCHOOLGIRLS
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Fascinating in its insights into a marvelously portrayed eccentric human being.” — The New York Times

“Endearing, hilarious, lovely, perceptive, and splendid” — The New York Daily News

“A dramatic intelligent and merciless study of character.” — The New York Post

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Jay Presson Allen

Jay Presson Allen (1922-2006), Oscar-nominated screenwriter, was born Jacqueline Presson in San Angelo, Texas on March 3, 1922. At the age of 18, she decided to become an actress in New York City. The charms of the profession soon paled and she married in the early 1940s, mov ...

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