'night, Mother

For the film based on the play, see 'night, Mother (film).

'night, Mother
Written by	Marsha Norman
Characters	Jessie Cates Thelma Cates
Date premiered	1983
Place premiered	American Repertory Theater Cambridge, Massachusetts
Original language	English
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'Night, Mother is a 1983 play by Marsha Norman about a daughter, Jessie, and her mother, Thelma (referred to as "Mama" in the play). The play opens with Jessie calmly telling Mama that by morning she will be dead, as she plans to commit suicide that very evening (she makes this revelation all while nonchalantly organizing household items and preparing to do her mother's nails). The subsequent dialogue between Jessie and Mama slowly reveals her reasons for her decision, her life with Mama, and how thoroughly she has planned her own death, culminating in a disturbing – yet unavoidable – climax.

Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the original production at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, starred Kathy Bates as Jessie and Anne Pitoniak as Mama. This production eventually made its way to Broadway, where it played at the John Golden Theatre with the same cast. It received 4 Tony Award nominations: Best Play, Best Actress in a Play (both Bates and Pitoniak) and Best Director (Tom Moore).

The 1986 film version of the same name starred Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft as daughter and mother, respectively. Marsha Norman adapted her own play and wrote the screenplay. Tom Moore, who directed the play on Broadway, also directed the film. The film added more characters, whereas the play featured only two performers. The film received lukewarm reviews, though Bancroft received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress (Drama) in a Film.

A Broadway revival opened at the Royale Theatre on November 14, 2004 and closed on January 9, 2005 after 65 performances and 26 previews; it starred Edie Falco and Brenda Blethyn.

On March 12, 2010 the Mexican version titled "Buenas Noches, Mama" debuted starring Edith González as "Jessie" and Rosa Maria Bianchi as "Thelma".^[1] The play has received rave reviews from critics and audiences and since its debut has had sold out shows.

References

1. ^ http://buenasnochesmama.com/

External links

• Leah D. Frank (1 November 1987). "Theater Reviews - A Very Moving 'Night, Mother'". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED81431F932A35752C1A961948260. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
• Elyse Sommer (2004). "A CurtainUp review - 'Night, Mother". CurtainUp. http://www.curtainup.com/nightmother.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 
• 'night, Mother, 1983 production at the Internet Broadway Database
• 'night, Mother, 2004 production at the Internet Broadway Database
• Potter, Rosanne G. and Struss, Joe (2 April 2002). "Play Concordance: 'night Mother". ISU Play Concordances. Iowa State University. http://www.itlearningpods.com/Concord/Mother/mothersearch.html. Retrieved 2008-08-05. 

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