All The Drama: “Idiot's Delight” by Robert E. Sherwood, 1936 Pulitzer Prize Winner

All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: "Idiot's Delight"
1936 Pulitzer winner “Idiot's Delight”, by Robert E. Sherwood

Robert E. Sherwood Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Sherwood

Idiot’s Delight Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot%27s_Delight_(play)

Idiot’s Delight script
https://www.amazon.com/Idiots-Delight-Robert-Sherwood-ebook/dp/B07TL7DNZ8/

Girl Friday Productions
https://www.girlfridayproductions.org/copy-of-the-matchmaker-1

“Playwright in Peace and War” Sherwood biography by Harriet Hyman
https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Sherwood-Playwright-Peace/dp/155849619X/

“An Interview with Robert E. Sherwood” by Harvey Breit, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1949/02/13/archives/an-interview-with-robert-e-sherwood.html

“Robert E. Sherwood — American Playwright & Screenwriter” by Steve Newman, Medium
https://stevenewmanwriter.medium.com/robert-e-sherwood-american-playwright-screenwriter-868b00c1447e

Sherwood New York Times obituary
https://www.nytimes.com/1955/11/15/archives/robert-e-sherwood-dead-playwright-author-was-59-robert-e-sherwood.html

“THE PLAY; Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Appearing in Sherwood's 'Idiot's Delight.'” by Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1936/03/25/archives/the-play-alfred-lunt-and-lynn-fontanne-appearing-in-sherwoods.html

“'Idiot's Delight,' at the Kennedy Center” by Frank Rich, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/24/theater/stage-idiot-s-delight-at-the-kennedy-center.html

'Idiot's Delight': Creaky, But Still Fun” by Judith Martin, The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/05/25/idiots-delight-creaky-but-still-fun/dd70cdb9-9480-4884-8bad-ffb74d072688/?itid=sr_1

“Rice and Knudson Give Stunning Performance in the Captivating ‘Idiot’s Delight’ at Park Square” by John Townsend, Lavendar magazine
https://lavendermagazine.com/our-scene/arts-culture/rice-and-knudson-give-stunning-performance-in-the-captivating-idiots-delight-at-park-square/

“Is Idiot’s A Delight?” by Peter Filichia, Theatermania
https://www.theatermania.com/news/is-idiots-a-delight_4644/

Idiot’s Delight, 1939 movie
https://www.amazon.com/Idiots-Delight-Norma-Shearer/dp/B083ZGG841/

Lynn Fontanne discusses Idiot’s Delight

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Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.