I have just discovered weblogging. I have several interests and will write about one of them each day. The first day I wrote about my model railroad. Today I am going to write about our interest in plays. My favorite playwright is Edward Albee. Last year I had the good fortune of seeing him in person when he was a guest lecturer at a local college. A year and a half ago we saw his latest play, "The Goat or Who is Sylvia." The play and the production were excellent. This is typical Albee, full of insight into human behavior and conflict. If you have the opportunity, see it. If not, purchase the printed copy and read it. We also saw four of his one-act plays at a local college. I am always amazed at how talented college students are. "The Zoo Story" was excellent. My favorite Albee play is "A Delicate Balance." There are many themes running through the play. One of the most interesting is when the thirty-five year old daughter comes home after her third or fourth marriage has failed. Is this still her home? Does she still have the right to her bedroom? Do her parents still have the responsibility for providing for her? These are questions that were discussed some decades ago when the play was written and are still being discussed today. Also, an alcoholic sister lives with the family. What responsibility does one have for a fifty plus year old sibling? I don't have any idea where this is being performed now, but the movie version is excellent. The DVD also has extra information.
Other plays that I have seen that I would highly recommend are "The Vagina Monologues", "Drawer Boy", "The Laramie Project", and "Boy Gets Girl," a real thriller about a stalker. We also saw "Scotland Road" recently, but I have mixed feelings about it. This is about a girl who was found floating on an iceberg who was a survivor of the Titanic. The problem is that she is found is the present time, eighty years or so after the sinking. Obviously, it has a supernatural theme. I found the play interesting, but was disappointed in the ending. I felt the ending was weak. It was very abrupt and confusing.