Poor Little Lambs
Poor Little Lambs is a play by Paul Rudnick. It was first produced at the Theater at St. Peter's Church in the Citicorp Center in Manhattan, New York City, in 1982.[1] The 1982 production which featured David Naughton of An American Werewolf in London fame is notable for including in its cast a number of young actors who were beginning to achieve, or later achieved, significant success in television or movies, including Kevin Bacon, Gedde Watanabe, and Bronson Pinchot.
The play is a comedy that takes place at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, during the period when Yale College was first becoming coeducated. A feminist transfer student from Vassar College named Claire Hazard wishes to join the all-male a cappella singing group called the Whiffenpoofs, who are not amenable to the idea of adding a woman to their group.
The title of the play is a reference to the lyrics of "The Whiffenpoof Song", a traditional song of Yale, which the Whiffenpoofs sing at the end of each of their performances. As of May 27, 2012, the Whiffenpoofs are still all male.[2]
References
- ↑ Rich, Frank (March 16, 1982). "THEATER: RUDNICK'S POOR LITTLE LAMBS' OF YALE". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ Whiffenpoofs, The. "About the Whiffenpoofs". whiffenpoofs.com. Yale University. Retrieved 27 May 2012.