The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Written byPaul Zindel
CharactersBeatrice
Tillie
Janice Vickery
Nanny
Ruth
Date premiered12 May 1965
Place premieredAlley Theatre
Houston
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama
Settingthe home of Beatrice

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a play written by Paul Zindel, a playwright and science teacher. Zindel received the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for the work.

The play centers around a project for a science fair and the family life of the protagonist. It was performed throughout the 20th century and made into a film.