Up the Down Staircase

Plot Summary

Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.

Top Cast

Sandy Dennis Sylvia Barrett

Patrick Bedford Paul Barringer

Eileen Heckart Henrietta Pastorfield

Ruth White Beatrice Schacter

Jean Stapleton Sadie Finch