Kim Ji-sook (김지숙)

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By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

A screen-to-stage adaptation of Mike Nichol's 1967 film "The Graduate" will debut in Seoul this month, just in time for graduation season.

The play, written by veteran British playwright Terry Johnson, has been regarded as a theater blockbuster since its premiere on the West End in 2000 and on Broadway in 2002.

The story is based on a love affair between a recent college graduate, Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman in the film version, and Mrs. Robinson, the fiery seductive housewife of his father's business partner_ though Benjamin eventually finds himself falling in love with Mrs. Robinson's teenage daughter, Elaine.

The story explores the futility of materialism as represented by Mrs. Robinson.

Some scenes from the film have become deeply embedded in the popular consciousness even 40 years after the film was released and have been widely parodied in many other works.

The adaptation for the Korean stage, directed by Kim Jon...

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