Back Les Enfants du silence (pièce de théâtre) French Children of a Lesser God (drama) ID Figli di un dio minore (opera teatrale) Italian Children of a Lesser God (peça) Portuguese Дети меньшего бога (пьеса) Russian Guds styvbarn Swedish

Children of a Lesser God (play)

Children of a Lesser God
Playbill from the original Broadway production
Written byMark Medoff
Characters
  • Sarah Norman
  • James Leeds
  • Orin Dennis
  • Mr. Franklin
  • Mrs. Norman
  • Lydia
  • Edna Klein
Date premieredOctober 25, 1979 (1979-10-25)
Place premieredMark Taper Forum
Los Angeles, California
Original languageEnglish
American Sign Language
GenreDrama
Phyllis Frelich and John Rubinstein in a scene from Children of a Lesser God.

Children of a Lesser God is a play by Mark Medoff, focusing on the conflicted professional and romantic relationship between Sarah Norman, a deaf student, and her former teacher, James Leeds. It premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in 1979, was produced on Broadway in 1980 and in the West End in 1981. It won the 1980 Tony Award for Best Play.

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