It’s precisely when young people are developing a sense of social justice and outrage and fairness and unfairness and what it means to be a citizen. But of course, the book makes such a strong impression on people at that age.
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I can’t remember if I saw the movie before or after.
Richard Thomas: Same thing, it was maybe the eighth grade. I honestly can’t remember if I’d already seen the movie or not. I think in seventh grade, junior high school. What was your first experience with “To Kill a Mockingbird”? Was it the film or the book?Īaron Sorkin: I read the book. Variety sat down with Sorkin and Thomas to discuss their love for the theater and how their current play is timelier than ever. It’s a busy time for Thomas, who is set to reprise his iconic, Emmy-winning “The Waltons” role in “A Waltons Thanksgiving,” airing Nov. With direction from Bartlett Sher, who earned a Tony nom for his work, the lead role of Atticus is played by stage and screen veteran Richard Thomas. When Atticus chooses to represent Tom Robinson, a Black man falsely accused of rape, Scout begins to experience a loss of innocence as she grapple with concepts of racism and justice.
The story is set in Depression Era Alabama and told through the eyes of Scout, Atticus Finch’s six-year-old daughter. on a national tour, where it’s currently playing at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre through Nov.
Now the play is making its way across the U.S. It would go on to receive nine Tony nominations before being shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the writer set his fears aside in 2018, “To Kill a Mockingbird” opened on Broadway with Jeff Daniels in the lead to positive reviews and record-breaking box office. Harper Lee’s 1960 novel remains a beloved American classic, as does the 1962 film adaptation that earned Gregory Peck an Oscar for playing small-town lawyer Atticus Finch. Even with an Academy Award and six Emmys on his mantel, Aaron Sorkin was intimidated by the idea of a bringing “ To Kill a Mockingbird” to the stage.
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