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Rodney's Wife
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ISBN13: 9781559362788
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: Aug 1 2006
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.08 Depth: 8.52
Language: English
A full emotional geography of a family . . . Seemingly light conversation scrapes the skins of the characters in this sharply etched study of dislocation, loneliness and sexual betrayal.--Ben Brantley, The New York Times
Nelson is a master of the quiet detail, of the oblique rhythm that transforms emotional diffidence into fascinating character.--Linda Winer, Newsday
The early scenes proceed with the closely observed simplicity of Chekhov, whereas the later more wrenching moments evoke the eloquent bitterness of Albee.--David Cote, TimeOut New York
A new work by leading American playwright Richard Nelson, who for more than 25 years has written prolifically, and with fine detail, on the perplexities of everyday living. In Rodney's Wife, a fading American actor in Rome for the filming of a 1960s spaghetti Western gathers with family and friends at a rented villa. Over the course of one booze-soaked summer night, jealousies and secrets are revealed that crumble the foundations of their relationships. Inspired by Euripides, the play is a tragedy of exiles who continue to need each other, even as they push away.
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