| The Rainmaker | |
|---|---|
| Written by | N. Richard Nash |
| Characters | Lizzie Curry File Bill Starbuck H.C. Curry Sheriff Thomas Jim Curry Noah Curry |
| Place premiered | Cort Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | West rural town, Depression-era America |
The Rainmaker is a play written by N. Richard Nash in the early 1950s. The play opened on October 28, 1954, at the Cort Theatre in New York City, and ran for 125 performances. It was directed by Joseph Anthony and produced by Ethel Linder Reiner.
The play was translated into more than 40 languages and made into the 1956 film The Rainmaker starring Burt Lancaster and Katharine Hepburn. The story was also made into a Broadway musical, 110 in the Shade. The play was revived on Broadway in 1999–2000 starring Woody Harrelson and Jayne Atkinson, who was nominated for the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.