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A Room with a View

A Room with a View adapted by Christina Calvit

(5)
Productions (15)
Comedy/Drama
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120 - 140 minutes
5 W, 5 M,  (10-20 actors possible: 5-10 W, 5-10 M)
Set: A unit set with fabric panels for projections.

Lucy Honeychurch is on her first trip to Italy with her cousin Charlotte when she meets the intellectually challenging but socially unacceptable George Emerson. They share a passionate kiss, but Charlotte crushes the affair. Lucy later becomes engaged to the more acceptable, rather priggish Cecil Vyse, which seems to seal her fate. But back in England, a series of coincidences bring George into Lucy's social circle once again. Will she have the strength to choose courage, truth, and love over convention? An inventive adaptation of E. M. Forster's classic novel about the consequences and rewards of being true to one's real nature.

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Lucy Honeychurch is on her first trip to Italy with her cousin Charlotte when she meets the intellectually challenging but socially unacceptable George Emerson. They share a passionate kiss, but Charlotte crushes the affair. Lucy later becomes engaged to the more acceptable, rather priggish Cecil Vyse, which seems to seal her fate. But back in England, a series of coincidences bring George into Lucy's social circle once again. Will she have the strength to choose courage, truth, and love over convention? An inventive adaptation of E. M. Forster's classic novel about the consequences and rewards of being true to one's real nature.

  • Comedy/Drama
  • |
  • 120 - 140 minutes
  • 5 W, 5 M,  (10-20 actors possible: 5-10 W, 5-10 M)
  • Set: A unit set with fabric panels for projections.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-693-0

Published Reviews

"The tone is pitch-perfect -- winsome and droll but rooted in social realities... this show feels literate but never stuffy; intellectually stimulating but vulnerably human; wide-eyed but understanding."

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune

"Love and adventure and the need to trust one's instincts are at the heart of Forster's deceptively deep story. And there is more than a little mystery in how people react to the stirring of their souls -- a mystery that this production captures with easy panache, playfulness and keen intelligence. Youth and death are in continual tension here, yet that natural balance is captured with an almost feathery touch."

Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun Times

Production History

FEB 29, 2024 - MAR 02, 2024
RIverTree School
Crystal, MN United States
 RIverTree School Crystal, MN United States
APR 27, 2018 - MAY 13, 2018
Chattanooga Theatre Centre
Chattanooga, TN United States
 Chattanooga Theatre Centre Chattanooga, TN United States
FEB 25, 2015 - FEB 25, 2015
Lifeline Theatre
Chicago, IL United States
 Lifeline Theatre Chicago, IL United States
NOV 07, 2014 - NOV 16, 2014
Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI United States
 Lansing Community College Lansing, MI United States
MAY 03, 2013 - MAY 04, 2013
South Windsor High School
South Windsor, CT United States
 South Windsor High School South Windsor, CT United States
NOV 17, 2011 - NOV 20, 2011
State College Area High School
State College, PA United States
 State College Area High School State College, PA United States
NOV 19, 2010 - NOV 20, 2010
Danville High School
Danville, OH United States
 Danville High School Danville, OH United States
NOV 18, 2010 - NOV 20, 2010
Huntingtown High School
Huntingtown, MD United States
 Huntingtown High School Huntingtown, MD United States
APR 09, 2010 - APR 16, 2010
Brown County High School
Mt. Sterling, IL United States
 Brown County High School Mt. Sterling, IL United States
APR 01, 2010 - APR 01, 2010
Manvel High School
Manvel, TX United States
 Manvel High School Manvel, TX United States
MAR 30, 2010 - MAR 30, 2010
Manvel High School
Manvel, TX United States
 Manvel High School Manvel, TX United States
DEC 03, 2009 - DEC 06, 2009
Aquinas College Theatre Program
Grand Rapids, MI United States
 Aquinas College Theatre Program Grand Rapids, MI United States
NOV 06, 2009 - NOV 07, 2009
Healdsburg High School
Healdsburg, CA United States
 Healdsburg High School Healdsburg, CA United States
APR 30, 2009 - MAY 02, 2009
Phoenix Players
Ottawa, ON Canada
 Phoenix Players Ottawa, ON Canada
JAN 01, 2006 - DEC 31, 2006
Lifeline Theatre
Chicago, IL United States
 Lifeline Theatre Chicago, IL United States
No upcoming productions.
FEB 25, 2015 - FEB 25, 2015
Lifeline Theatre
Chicago, IL United States
 Lifeline Theatre Chicago, IL United States
JAN 01, 2006 - DEC 31, 2006
Lifeline Theatre
Chicago, IL United States
 Lifeline Theatre Chicago, IL United States

Awards (1)

Joseph Jefferson Non-Equity Award Nominee for Best Adaptation (2006)

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