''To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday'' is an American
play
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by
Michael Brady, in 1984.
It was developed through the literary department of the
Ensemble Studio Theatre
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Overview
The En ...
and M Square Entertainment and moved to
Circle-In-The-Square.
Plot
''To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday'' is a play in two acts. The time is the present. The place is the back deck and beach of David's island home. The action traces the final weekend of August.
Characters
* David - age 37, college professor temporarily retired.
* Rachel - age 16, David's daughter
* Cindy - age 16, Rachel's friend
* Paul - age 38, David's brother-in-law, married to Esther
* Esther - age 39, David's sister-in-law, a psychologist, married to Paul
* Kevin - age 28, female, friend of Paul and Esther, recently divorced
* Gillian - age 35, David's former wife who died in a sailing accident two years prior to the events of the play, Esther's sister, Rachel's mom
Plot
David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during walks with her "ghost" on the beach at night. While David lives in the past, other family problems crop up in the present in the real world. Esther and Paul come for a visit to try to help Rachel. She has lost her mother and needs her father to snap back into the real world and help her.
Adaptations
In 1996, it was produced as a
film
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by
Sony Pictures
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and starred
Peter Gallagher
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He is best known for starring as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series ''The O.C.'' from 2003 to 2007, recurr ...
,
Claire Danes
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,
Kathy Baker
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, and
Wendy Crewson
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Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, inc ...
.
Awards
It was awarded the
Oppenheimer Award
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for best play of 1983.
Publication
* ''To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday" is published by
Broadway Play Publishing Inc.
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References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0117924, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1984 plays
American plays