283. Mart Crowley | Everything Before The Boys In The Band

About this episode

This episode explores the life and career of Mart Crowley, focusing on his experiences leading up to the creation of his play The Boys In The Band.

This week our focus centers on Mart Crowley, American Playwright most well known for his 1968 play The Boys In The Band . Within this episode, we take Mart from a terrible childhood in Mississippi to Catholic University, to Elia Kazan and Natalie Wood, and all the spiderwebs of his career before creating this pioneering work.  Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon ! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Mart Crowley

Topics covered

• Mart Crowley
• The Boys In The Band
• American Playwright
• theater history
• career exploration
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Mart Crowley
• The Boys In The Band
• playwright
• theater
• cultural history
• Elia Kazan
• Natalie Wood
• Mississippi
• Catholic University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic University

Books & works: The Boys In The Band

Places: Mississippi

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