Jerome Bixby's the Man from Earth

By Richard Schenkman and Jerome Bixby

Richard Schenkman / 6m, 3f / Drama / Unit Set After history professor John Oldman unexpectedly resigns from the University, his startled colleagues impulsively invite themselves to his home, pressing him for an explanation. But they're shocked to hear his reason for premature retirement: John claims he must move on because he is immortal, and cannot stay in one place for more than ten years without his secret being discovered. Tempers rise and emotions flow as John's fellow professors attem

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0573663343
• ISBN13: 9780573663345
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Concord Theatricals
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

My name is John.

Professor John Oldman (David Lee Smith) is packing, as it is time for him to move on. All his friends and co-scientists from the university come to see him off. They have an afternoon and a bottle to kill, so John poses a question. The base of a few trinkets was found in John's packing possessions. The portcullis, what if he were a caveman who survived to this day? As his friends are grilling him, he feeds off their input to weave a tale that sucks us in. You can watch the movie and follow the play, but you will find a few working differences, as with all screenplays. I always like to read screenplays and have quite a collection. Besides the differences, the play tells what people are doing and sometimes thinking. It is sort of like telling someone his or her shoe is untied. Before the advent of voice-over commentaries, this was the only way to get a good insight. There are four black-and-white stills from the movie.