Ordinary People is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright Nancy Pahl-Gilsenan.
A 1992 production by the Young Artists Ensemble in Thousands, Oaks, California was reviewed by the Los Angeles Times.
[4] The Citadel Theatre Company in Lake Forest, Illinois staged a production in 2015 .
[6] In review of a production in St. Louis, Missouri, the differences from the novel/film and the play were highlighted as "Gilsenan’s adaptation overall stays true to the source material, lifting much of the dialogue directly from the book.
This is a subtle departure from the source material, which alternates between Conrad and Calvin’s points of view.".