The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Overview

This adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1920s novel is written with the concept of a chorus in mind which sings or plays arrangements of popular jazz tunes of the period between and during scenes. Gatsby is a young man in love in 1920s America. Having worked hard to make something of himself and win back the woman he loves, he finds himself in a world where money has replaced human values.

Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Literature), Period
  • Time Period: 1920s
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable Casting

Authors

F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD was born in St. Paul Minnesota, in 1896 and attended Princeton University. He was a major new literary voice whose novels "This Side of Paradise," "The Beautiful and Damned," "The Great Gatsby," and "Tender is the Night" - made him one of the most famous ...
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