Celie's age (The Color Purple)

[zoran912]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 8:26pm

How old is Celie supposed to be? All of the pictures I've seen show the character with dark braids. The Bway.com video I just watched shows her with a greying up-do. What's going on with this?

[Hairspraydoll]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 8:31pm

She ages throughout the show.

[zoran912]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 8:41pm

Ah...I see. Thank you.

[theatreguy]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 8:53pm

In the beginning she's 14 and by the end she's 54.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 9:02pm

I didn't know there was anyone left on the planet who ohas not seen the film version...lol.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 9:02pm

I didn't know there was anyone left on the planet who ohas not seen the film version...lol.

[theatreguy]

Posted: 11/29/05 at 9:06pm

I've never seen the movie. The musical was my first experience with the story.

[zoran912]

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:17am

Yeah..I'm nearly 20 and I haven't seen the movie. I realize this to be a bit of an embarassment.

I should try and rent it.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:49am

I never saw the movie - I'm gonna read the book soon. I saw the musical first.

Go see it - it is fantastic!

[zoran912]

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:52am

I want to see it when I'm next in NYC. God knows when that'll be. Probably next summer.

[.LittleWing. 0224]

Posted: 11/30/05 at 1:53am

read the book, then saw the movie, then saw the musical. all within 7 days. As a result, I loved the book, enjoyed the movie, disliked the book of the show but enjoyed the music.

[Eastwickian]

Posted: 11/30/05 at 5:41am

I've never read the book or seen the film, and hadn't realised that so many years had passed until right at the end! Mind you, I was stuck right at the back of the mezz....

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 11/30/05 at 8:42am

I've never seen the movie, but I've read the book. From the bits and pieces I've caught of the film, it seems they changed the sequence of events considerably.