The Meadow (play) explained

The Meadow
Premiere:1960[1]
Orig Lang:English

The Meadow is a radio drama by Ray Bradbury,[2] written for a 1947 episode of the radio series World Security Workshop.[3] It was included in the anthology Best One-Act Plays of 1947-1948.[4] Bradbury later revised it into a short story (1953) and a stage play (1960).

Plot

The elderly security guard named Mr. Smith works at a movie studio. He fights to stop the producer, Mr. Douglass, from destroying the set. After Smith and Douglass have a conversation, Douglass is convinced to keep the set which are models of the cities of the world.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Philip A. Greasley. Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 1: The Authors. 30 May 2001. Indiana University Press. 0-253-10841-1. 79–.
  2. Book: Jonathan R. Eller. Becoming Ray Bradbury. 10 August 2011. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-09335-7. 168–.
  3. Book: Ray Bradbury. Conversations with Ray Bradbury. 2004. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 978-1-57806-641-4. 28–.
  4. Book: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1976: January-June. 1977. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 3183–.