How I Wonder (1947) - repro

Donald Ogden Stewart’s intense contemporary drama 'How I Wonder' completed a celebrated original Broadway premiere run at the Hudson Theatre in 1947, running for an accomplished commercial engagement under the banner of the theater company. The textually rich psychological narrative tracks Professor Lemuel Stevenson, an elite, deeply conflicted university astronomy professor who faces a severe existential crisis as his progressive political ideologies and hidden academic calculations clash over corporate censorship rules, finding solace only in a series of imaginary, mental dialogues with his own subconscious mind. Directed by Garson Kanin, the historic cast featured Raymond Massey.