The Grapes of Wrath is a 1988 play adapted by Frank Galati

Frank Galati

Frank Galati is an American director, writer and actor. He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, an associate director at Goodman Theatre, and a professor of performance at Northwestern University. In 2004, Galati was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame...

 from the classic John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...

 novel of the same name

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath is a novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962....

, with incidental music by Michael Smith. The play debuted at the Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in the basement of a church in Highland Park, Illinois. It has since relocated to Chicago's Halsted Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Its name comes from...

 in Chicago

Chicago

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, followed by a May 1989 production at the La Jolla Playhouse

La Jolla Playhouse

La Jolla Playhouse is a not-for-profit, professional theatre-in-residence on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. -Background:...

 in San Diego and a June 1989 production at the Royal National Theatre

Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...

 in London

London

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. After eleven previews

Preview (theatre)

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, the Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 production, directed by Galati, opened on March 22, 1990 at the Cort Theatre

Cort Theatre

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, where it ran for 188 performances. The cast included Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise

Gary Alan Sinise is an American actor, film director and musician. During his career, Sinise has won various awards including an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 1992, Sinise directed, and played the role of George Milton in the successful film adaptation of...

, Kathryn Erbe

Kathryn Erbe

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, Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney is an American actor and theatre director, and is a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry.-Early life:...

, Jeff Perry, Lois Smith

Lois Smith

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, Francis Guinan

Francis Guinan

Francis V. Guinan, Jr. is an American film, television and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Edgar Teller the patriarch in the short-lived NBC series Eerie, Indiana....

, and Stephen Bogardus

Stephen Bogardus

-Biography:Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Bogardus graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall in 1972 and Princeton University in 1976, where he was a member of the Princeton Nassoons and the Princeton Triangle Club.-Career:...

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Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1990 Tony Award for Best Play
  Tony Award for Best Play
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• 2005 2nd in the Nation for High School Productions