Overview
Character Name
Martin Vanderhof (Grandpa)
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Elderly
Role Size
Lead
Time & Place
the vanderhof/sycamore house, new york, ny, 1936
Analysis
Martin Vanderhof is mainly called “Grandpa” in the play; he is the head of the family in every way. Though technically he is the biological father of Penny, and grandfather of Essie and Alice, he is a patriarch to all. His daughter, her husband, their children, Essie’s
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