Broken Glass is a 1994 play by Arthur Miller , focusing on a couple in New York City in 1938, the same time of Kristallnacht , in Nazi Germany . The play's title is derived from Kristallnacht, which is also known as the Night of Broken Glass .
16-414: Broken Glass may refer to: Broken Glass (play) , by Arthur Miller Broken Glass (band) , a British rock band Broken Glass (album) , by American band Crowbar Broken Glass (EP) , an EP by Cat's Eyes "Broken Glass" (Kygo and Kim Petras song) , 2020 "Broken Glass" (Rachel Platten song) , 2017 "Broken Glass", a song by Three Days Grace from
32-526: A Pulitzer Prize ), The Shadow Box (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award/Best Play winner), Hughie , American Buffalo , Requiem for a Heavyweight , Quartermaine's Terms ( Obie Award winner for best play), The Gin Game (Pulitzer Prize winner), The Changing Room , The Contractor , I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Satchmo at the Waldorf , and Streamers . The theatre has generally produced
48-584: A heart attack and begins dying at his home. He and Sylvia confront each other about their feelings. Before Phillip dies (although his death is never confirmed), his final words are "Sylvia, forgive me!". Upon his "death", Sylvia is cured of her paralysis. Broken Glass had its world premiere at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut in March 1994. The director was John Tillinger , with
64-537: A search process Jacob G. Padrón became the new artistic director in November 2018. Joan Channick was managing director from 2006 to 2009. Ray Cullom succeeded her as managing director for two seasons, and restored fiscal stability after several years of severe shortfalls. Joshua Borenstein took over in 2011 and Kit Ingui replaced him in 2019. More than 30 Long Wharf productions have been transferred to Broadway or Off-Broadway, including Durango , Wit (winner of
80-447: A season of six plays on two stages, as well as programs for new play workshops, community engagement events, and in-school and at-theatre programming for middle and high school students. In 2022 Long Wharf declared plans to move out of its theater and become an itinerant theater company performing in different venues around New Haven. Its former site was rented by a store selling cannabis . Long Wharf Theatre has received awards from
96-543: A song by Annie Lennox Breaking glass (disambiguation) Shattered glass (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Broken Glass . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Broken_Glass&oldid=1246543124 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
112-618: Is a nonprofit institution in New Haven, Connecticut , a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre movement, the originator of several prominent plays, and a venue where many internationally known actors have appeared. Founded in 1965, the theatre is committed to the creation of new works and the reexamination of classic plays. It is currently led by Artistic Director Jacob G. Padrón and Managing Director Kit Ingui. The theatre has staged world premieres by Samuel D. Hunter , Craig Lucas , Steve Martin , Paula Vogel , Athol Fugard , and Anna Deavere Smith , among others. In addition, some of
128-470: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Broken Glass (play) Phillip and Sylvia Gellburg are a Jewish married couple living in Brooklyn, New York City, in the last days of November 1938. Phillip works on foreclosures , at a Brooklyn mortgage bank. When Sylvia suddenly becomes partially paralyzed from the waist down, after reading about
144-551: The 2012 album, Transit Of Venus "Broken Glass", a song by Buckcherry from 15 "Broken Glass", a song by Sia Furler from the 2016 album This Is Acting "Broken Glass", a song by The Crystal Method from the 2004 album Legion of Boom "Broken Glass", a song by Lizzy McAlpine from the 2024 album Older See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Broken Glass All pages with titles containing Broken Glass Kristallnacht ("Night of Broken Glass") " Walking on Broken Glass ",
160-822: The UK at the National Theatre 's Lyttelton Theatre on August 4, 1994. Directed by David Thacker, the cast featured Margot Leicester and Henry Goodman . A revival of Broken Glass , starring Antony Sher as Phillip and Lucy Cohu as Sylvia was staged at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, London in September 2010, before transferring to the Vaudeville Theatre in the West End . The play ran at
176-679: The Vaudeville Theatre from 16 September 2011 to 10 December 2011, with Tara Fitzgerald as Sylvia. An adapted version of the play premiered in Athens in October 2018 directed by Aspa Kalliani. The play was televised on the PBS series "Masterpiece Theatre" in October 1996, with Henry Goodman as Phillip Gellburg, Margot Leicester as Sylvia Gellburg and Mandy Patinkin as Dr. Harry Hyman. Long Wharf Theatre Long Wharf Theatre
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#1732775621675192-655: The cast that featured Ron Rifkin and Frances Conroy. Amy Irving replaced Dianne Wiest as Sylvia and David Dukes replaced Ron Silver as Dr. Harry Hyman. The play opened on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on April 24, 1994 and closed on June 26, 1994, after 73 performances and 15 previews. The play was directed by John Tillinger and produced by Robert Whitehead, Roger L. Stevens, Lars Schmidt, Spring Sirkin, Terri Childs, and Timothy Childs. The cast featured David Dukes as Dr. Harry Hyman, Amy Irving as Sylvia Gellburg, and Ron Rifkin as Phillip Gellburg. It premiered in
208-412: The events of Kristallnacht in the newspaper, Phillip contacts Dr. Harry Hyman. Dr. Hyman believes Sylvia's paralysis is psychosomatic , and though he is not a psychiatrist , he begins to treat her according to his diagnosis. Throughout the play, Dr. Hyman learns more about the problems Sylvia is having in her personal life, particularly in her marriage. After an argument with his boss, Philip suffers
224-418: The nation’s leading actors, including Sam Waterston , Stacy Keach , Brian Dennehy , Al Pacino , Karen Allen , Colleen Dewhurst , Judith Ivey , Jane Alexander , Reg E. Cathey , Mary McDonnell , and Anna Deavere Smith , have performed on one of the theatre’s two stages. In 2022, Long Wharf announced plans to leave its longtime venue and become an itinerant New Haven theater company. Long Wharf Theatre
240-571: The theater for the next three decades. Doug Hughes later succeeded Brown as artistic director for four seasons. Gordon Edelstein , previously the artistic director of ACT Theatre in Seattle for five years, became Long Wharf's artistic director on July 1, 2002; he had been Long Wharf's associate artistic director intermittently before. Gordon Edelstein was fired by Long Wharf's board in January 2018 because of accusations of sexual misconduct. After
256-649: Was founded by Jon Jory , Harlan Kleiman, Ruth Lord , Betty Kubler, and Newt Schenck in 1965 when Arthur Miller 's The Crucible opened for a two-week engagement. Named after the Long Wharf in New Haven Harbor, the theatre was built in a vacant warehouse in a food terminal. The main stage seats were borrowed from a defunct movie house. The budget for the first year was $ 294,000, when more than 30,000 tickets were sold. Arvin Brown and Edgar Rosenblum led
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