Media Resources: The Graduate
Clayton Community Theatre presents The Graduate adapted by Terry Johnson based on the novel by Charles Webb and the motion picture screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, directed by Rob Corbett.
Performances: Thursday - Saturday June 19 - 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m; Sundays June 22 and 29 at 2:00 p.m.
Benjamin Braddock, a disillusioned college graduate with no well-defined aim in life, is seduced by an older married woman, Mrs. Robinson, but then falls for her daughter, Elaine. The Graduate is an exploration in what defines love and marriage and how young people form their identities.
Location: Washington University South Campus Theater, 6501 Clayton Road, Clayton MO
Director: Rob Corbett
Full press release: coming soon
Press photos: on Flickr, at this link
Reviewer comp tickets available from the box office, by Email at tickets@placeseveryone.org, or by phone at 314-721-9228.
Media contact: Nathan Schroeder, media@placeseveryone.org
Design team:
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Director – Rob Corbett
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Assistant Director / Stage Manager - Kelsey Belt
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Producer – Marilyn Albert-Hack
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Set Designer – Rob Corbett
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Lighting Designer – Eric Wennlund
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Costume Designer – Jean Heckmann
Cast:
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Benjamin Braddock - Joey Franks II
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Mrs. Robinson - Jessica Johns Kelly
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Mr. Robinson - Alex Alderson
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Elaine Robinson - Sarah Vallo
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Mr. Braddock - Jack Abels
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Mrs. Braddock - Tracy Murphy
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Stripper, partygoer, wedding guest - Amie Bossi
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Hotel clerk, psychiatrist - David Eiben
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Partygoer, bartender, priest - Dennis Crump
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Partygoer, bar patron 1 - Mike Clay
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Partygoer, bar patron 2 - Sean Monarch
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Partygoer, wedding guest, receptionist - Mary Klein