About us
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually watch the film before attending the discussion, you are welcome to come if you haven't yet. You are also welcome to come late and leave early, if necessary.
We watch: 1) adaptations of plays for the large and small screen, 2) quality recordings of actual performances, and 3) films and documentaries about life and work in the theater.
We look at every style of theater and film, from all over the world, from the most accessible to the most challenging. Take a look at "past events" on our main page to see some of the things we've looked at in the last five years.
READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and knowledge of theater history. If you don't read the play, the discussion will begin with a quick synopsis of how the play and film differ.
Fans of theater, film, literature, history—as well as actors, directors, playwrights, screenwriters and filmmakers—will find there’s a lot to learn by looking at the theater to film transformation.
Featured event
William Friedkin's THE BOYS IN THE BAND (1970)
“Harold is celebrating his birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other gay friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and the arrival of a heterosexual friend unleashes dormant and unspoken emotions.”
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet. READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and its theatrical roots.
THE BOYS IN THE BAND (1970)
Directed by William Friedkin
Screenplay by Mart Crowley, based on his 1968 play
With Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Cliff Gorman and Keith Prentice
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-boys-in-the-band-1970
The Play:
THE BOYS IN THE BAND
by Mart Crowley
First performed in 1968
https://archive.org/details/boysinband01crow/page/n9/mode/2up
Upcoming events
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William Friedkin's THE BOYS IN THE BAND (1970)
·OnlineOnline“Harold is celebrating his birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other gay friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and the arrival of a heterosexual friend unleashes dormant and unspoken emotions.”
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet. READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and its theatrical roots.
THE BOYS IN THE BAND (1970)
Directed by William Friedkin
Screenplay by Mart Crowley, based on his 1968 play
With Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Cliff Gorman and Keith Prentice
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-boys-in-the-band-1970The Play:
THE BOYS IN THE BAND
by Mart Crowley
First performed in 1968
https://archive.org/details/boysinband01crow/page/n9/mode/2up6 attendees
Past events
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