The Squall (play)

The Squall is a 1926 play by Jean Bart. It has three acts, one setting, and twelve characters. The story concerns the impact a conniving young girl seeking refuge has on a previously content family. The title refers both to a natural storm and the girl's effect. This was the first play by Jean Bart to be produced.

The play was first produced by a summer stock company in Madison, Maine during 1926, with staging by Howard Lindsay, and starring Blanche Yurka. The Squall was then produced for Broadway by A. L. Jones and Morris Green, with new staging by Lionel Atwill, settings by William Castle, special effects by Langdon McCormick, and again starring Blanche Yurka. After a one-night tryout at Mamaroneck, New York, it had its Broadway premiere in November 1926, running for 443 performances, and ending just over a year later.

It was adapted for an early talkie film of the same name in 1929.