Ep 13 - They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard [1925 Winner]

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DeScripted

Randy Hunt

25 episodes

9 months ago

Actors Randy Hunt and Tyler Costigan host this show where they take a closer look at the plays that have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama since it was first awarded in 1918. We'll provide a brief introduction of the play, the playwright, and a synopsis. We'll then discuss how the play was received, it's influence on/by society, notable cast/crew, stories, scandals, fun facts, and some of our favorite lines.

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Ep 13 - They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard [1925 Winner]

DeScripted

24 minutes

4 years ago

Ep 13 - They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard [1925 Winner]

In this episode, Randy and Tyler discuss the 1925 Pulitzer Prizewinning Play, They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard.

Synopsis from Concord Theatricals: In the 1920's, Napa Valley middle-aged wine-grower Tony wants to get married and decides to propose by letter to a waitress in San Francisco named Amy who waited on him once. He sends her a picture of his good looking young farmhand Joe instead of himself, which creates unforeseen complications in the lives and loves of these three ordinary yet complex people.

******* IN OUR NEXT EPISODE *******
Join us as we discuss Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegria Hudes, winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Synopsis from Dramatists.com: Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in a chat room, recovering addicts keep each other alive, hour by hour, day by day. The boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide. WATER BY THE SPOONFUL is a heartfelt meditation on lives on the brink of redemption.

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