The General Motors Playwrights Theater (1991)
Synopsis
The General Motors Playwrights Theater (originally airing from 1991 to 1993 on the A&E Network) was an anthology television series that broadcast hour-long adaptations of contemporary romance, mystery, adventure, and social-realist stage plays. Legendary actress Lauren Bacall served as the host. The series spotlighted prominent American writers and featured performances from notable actors of the era, such as Patrick Dempsey, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Anthony Edwards
First Air Date: 1991-02-05
Last Air Date: 1993-04-13
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 10
Top Cast
- Lauren Bacall as Self - Host
- William Daniels as Detective Lieutenant Fine
- Darren McGavin as Albert Kroll
- Jennifer Parsons as Clara
- Anthony Edwards as Josh
- Annette O'Toole as Carol
- Olympia Dukakis as Laura Cunningham
- Edward Herrmann as Ben Cunningham
- Gavin MacLeod as Michael Holmes
- Ione Skye as Joanna Dibble
Seasons
Season 1 (1991)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Clara
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Ep. 2: Unpublished Letters
Josh lives surrounded by stacks of newspapers. He meets his illegitimate half-sister Carol because of their famous author father's passing. Josh, despite his writer father was slow to learn to read, and kept newspapers as a reassurance of his literacy. He reluctantly lets Carol stay in his apartment, for which she repays him with the unwitting violation of clearing out all the newspapers. Carol, who is jealous of what she assumes to be intimacy between Josh and their father, discloses that she has received a great abundance of letters from him over the years, which leads us to the title of the play. Josh, who was in truth always distant from Dad, explains to Carol that her inheritance is in the value of these "unpublished letters".
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Ep. 3: The Last Act Is a Solo
An aging stage actress gets a surprise visit in her dressing room from a theater critic and former fan.
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Ep. 4: It's Called the Sugar Plum
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