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''Orphans'' is a play by Lyle Kessler. It premiered in 1983 at The Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where it received critical and commercial success and won the Drama-Logue Award. The play has been performed by the Steppenwolf Theatre and on Broadway in 2013. ==Production history== ''Orphans'' premiered at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles in August 1983, and featured Joe Pantoliano, Lane Smith and Paul Leiber.〔Gilbert, Ryan. ("No Dead End Ahead! How Lyle Kessler's Orphans Grew Into a Modern Fable & Found a Home on Broadway" ) broadway.com, April 4, 2013〕〔(Matrix Theatre )〕 In January through March 1985 the play was produced at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, with direction by Gary Sinise and starring John Mahoney, Terry Kinney and Kevin Anderson.〔(" 'Orphans' Listing" ) steppenwolf.org, accessed June 6, 2013〕 Sinise said the play "kicked" the three actors "off into the movie business".〔(Sinese ) bombsite.com〕 John Mahoney, who received the Derwent Award〔(Derwent Award ) steppenwolf.org〕 and Theatre World Award for his performance said that " ''Orphans'' affected people more than any other play I've ever done. I still get mail from it, I still get people stopping me on the street, and it's twenty years later."〔(Mahoney ) steppenwolf.org〕 After its Chicago run, the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production premiered Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre, running from May 7, 1985 to January 6, 1986, with the same Chicago cast.〔("'Orphans'" ) Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed June 6, 2013〕 ''Orphans'' was the first Steppenwolf production to be performed internationally in London, premiering in the West End at the Apollo Theatre in 1986.〔 Albert Finney as Harold won an Olivier Award as Actor of the Year.〔("Olivier Winners, 1986" ) olivierawards.com, accessed June 6, 2013〕 The Steppenwolf productions in London and the United States helped establish Kessler's status as a major American playwright as well as the company's signature "rock and roll" brand of theatre. 〔Gans, Andrew and Simonson, Robert.("'Orphans' Will Bow on Broadway in 2009; Pacino Will Likely Star" ) playbill.com, April 11, 2008〕 To help highlight the emotional intensity of Kessler's parable, they featured an assortment of compositions by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays to be played along in the background; the pieces have remained optional for every production since. In 2005, Al Pacino did a workshop of the play at the Greenway Court Theatre, Los Angeles;〔Jesse Eisenberg and Southland's Shawn Hatosy co-starred. ''Orphans'' made its Broadway debut at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on April 7, 2013. The production, directed by Daniel Sullivan, starred Ben Foster as Treat, Tom Sturridge as Phillip and Alec Baldwin as Harold.〔Gans, Andrew. () playbill.com, December 11, 2012〕 The production closed on May 19, 2013 after 37 performances. The play received two Tony Award nominations, for Best Revival of a Play and Best Leading Actor in a Play (Sturridge).〔Gans, Andrew. ("'Orphans', Starring Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster and Tom Sturridge, Ends Brief Broadway Run May 19" ) playbill.com, May 19, 2013〕 ''Orphans'' has reached many fans beyond the typical theater crowd. Lou Reed is an outspoken admirer of the play, and Tom Waits, who had his own play, Frank's Wild Years, done at Steppenwolf, also directed by Gary Sinise, was reportedly so moved by ''Orphans'' that, at its conclusion, long after all the rest of the audience had left, he sat in his seat, too overwhelmed by the experience to get up. The play was adapted into a film of the same name. The film stars Matthew Modine, Albert Finney and Kevin Anderson. According to Kessler, "The play has been done everywhere, from Japan to Iceland to Mexico to South America.... It just boggles the mind. It’s amazing: the evolution of the play and its reception in the world."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orphans (Lyle Kessler play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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