The Twilight of the Golds is a play byJonathan Tolins and produced byCharles H. Duggan that premiered at thePasadena Playhouse on January 17, 1993. Strong reviews propelled it to theatres across the country including a stop atThe Kennedy Center. After fifteenpreviews, theBroadway theatre production, directed byArvin Brown, opened on October 21, 1993 at theBooth Theatre, where it ran for 29 performances. The cast includedJennifer Grey as Suzanne,Raphael Sbarge as David,David Groh as Walter,Judith Scarpone as Phyllis andMichael Spound as Rob. The play had received strong reviews across the country but was "largely clobbered" when it reached Broadway.[1]
Tolins adapted his play for atelevision movie,The Twilight of the Golds, with a "completely different ending".[2]
The controversialdramedy tackles the issue offictionalgenetic testing that would determine thesexual orientation of an unborn child. When Suzanne Gold-Stein discovers her son is destined to begay, she considersaborting thefetus, much to the dismay of her gay brother David, whose sexual orientation has never been fully accepted by his conservative family. In the stage version, she has the abortion late in the pregnancy, resulting in her inability to bear any more children, as well as David's estrangement from the family. In the film version, Suzanne chooses to have the baby, though this leads to a break-up with her husband, who does not wish to raise a gay son.
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