Seesaw is presented by special arrangement with samuel french, inc. A chronicle of the stage production with text of two for the seesaw. The film is based on a play of the same name written by william. Two for the seesaw 1958 broadway tickets, news, info. With a letter of provenance from andrews daughter, katharine smith.
Two for the seesaw original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city jan 16, 1958 and played through oct 31, 1959. The book is william gibson s journal during the process and also the script for his play two for the seesaw. Laid in are three leaves of script changes, carbon typescript, with annotations in holograph pencil. William gibson was interviewed by mike wood in december of 2004 at his home in stockbridge, massachusetts. Complete summary of william gibson s two for the seesaw. William gibson, who wrote the broadway hit two for the seesaw and won a tony award for the miracle worker, his dramatic telling of the relationship between helen keller and her determined teacher. It was adapted from the broadway play written by william gibson. The play was a 1958 broadway hit starring anne bancroft and henry fonda. It was adapted from the 1958 broadway play written by william gibson with henry fonda and anne bancroft who was awarded the 1958 tony award for best featured actress in a play in the lead roles.
Dive deep into william gibson s two for the seesaw with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. William gibson is credited as writer and source material. Two for the seesaw original script for the 1958 play, dana andrews copy. Based on the play two for the seesaw by william gibson. When cy coleman, dorothy fields and michael bennett with an uncredited assist on the libretto from neil simon, attempted to turn william gibson s play two for the seesaw into a musical in. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this two for the. Two for the seesaw original script for the 1958 play. Two for the seesaw closed june 09, 2002 san francisco.
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