Wednesday, February 21, 2007

A DELICATE BALANCE -- Edward Albee

Atheneum -- hc
New York -- ©1966 -- 190pp
Library of Congress catalog card number: 66-28773
Three Act Play.
Pulitzer Prize Winner.

A study of suburban couples facing the crisis of their daily lives.

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This play seems rather typical of the period for which it was written. A bit boring by today's standards and I think that even a remounting would have to be seen as a period piece rather than a current look at human behavior.

I wouldn't mind seeing a brilliant, current production, by I can see where I might easily be bored by a less than stellar performance. A good director will keep the humor out front and the drama, biting at the edges.

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