Visiting Mr. Green

Visiting Mr. Green

"Visiting Mr. Green" is a popular and provocative stage play by American author Jeff Baron, that has become one of the most-produced plays in the world.

Storyline:

86 year old widower Mr. Green is almost hit by a car driven by young corporate executive Ross Gardiner. Found guilty of reckless driving, Ross is ordered to spend the next six months making weekly visits to Mr. Green. What starts off as a comedy about two people who resent being in the same room together develops into a gripping and poignant drama, as family secrets are revealed and old wounds are opened.

History

World Premiere starring Eli Wallach at Berkshire Theatre Festival Stockbridge, MA, USA June 20-July 6, 1996. Then from 1997 to 1998 a year-long run at the Union Square Theatre in New York, also with Eli Wallach in the lead role. The play has gone on to have over 300 productions in 37 countries and been translated into 22 languages.

Awards

*Drama League (NYC), Best Play nominee;
*Greek Theatre Awards, Best Play;
*Moliere Awards (PARIS), Best Play nominee;
*Turkish Theatre Awards, Best Play;
*Israeli Theatre Awards, Best Play; [cite web
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accessdate= 2007-09-05
title= Visiting Mr. Green
publisher= Cameri Theatre of Tel Aviv]
*Mexico Theatre Awards, Best Play;
*INTHEGA Prize (Germany), Best Touring Play; [cite web
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title= Die INTHEGA-Preise seit 1985
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quote= 2002: Schauspiel: 1. "Besuch bei Mr. Green" von Jeff Baron (Theatergastspiele Kempf, Grünwald)]
*A.C.E. (Argentina), Best Foreign Play nominee;
*Kulturpreis Europa, 2001; [cite web
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accessdate= 2007-09-05
title= KPE 2001 nach Wien
language= German
quote= Das KulturForum Europa e.V. hat beschlossen... für "Besuch bei Mr. Green", (Visiting Mr. Green) mit dem KulturPreis Europa 2001 zu ehren.]
*Florencio Prize (Uruguay), Best Foreign Play.

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