A Loss Of Roses
by William Inge

Name: A Loss Of Roses
Brand: William Inge
SKU: 9780822206880
Rating: 3.6 (51 reviews)

Broadway

A Loss Of Roses Book Cover — A Loss Of Roses Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins1930sInterior SetPeriod CostumesAmerican

Awards & Recognition

Tony Award

Nominee: 1960 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (Warren Beatty)

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed opinions about the play. While some appreciate its emotional depth and exploration of difficult themes, others find it lacking and criticize its portrayal of women. Many enjoy the poignant storytelling, but a few feel it falls short compared to the author's other works.

Emotional depth and themesEngaging storytellingThought-provoking charactersCriticized for misogynyNot the author's best work

Synopsis

THE STORY: As told by Chapman: The setting...is a modest bungalow in a small town near Kansas City, and here lives Miss Field, a widow, and her twenty-one-year-old son...The time is 1933--the Depression--and they are lucky to have jobs, she as a hospita

Press Reviews

"Inge’s three person dynamic is wonderfully played out with the richly drawn characters."
— Chicago Critic

"Recognizably an Inge drama, and it's interesting for that reason."
— New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Kenny Her son, 21.	female	—	Her son, 21.
Geoffrey Beamis A neighborhood friend of Kenny.	—	—	A neighborhood friend of Kenny.
Lila Green A small-time tent-show actress. Early thirties.	female	—	A small-time tent-show actress. Early thirties.
Ronny Cavendish An aging juvenile actor.	—	—	An aging juvenile actor.
Olga St. Valentine A tent-show actress. About fifty.	female	—	A tent-show actress. About fifty.
Ricky Powers A tent-show actor. Around Lila’s age.	—	—	A tent-show actor. Around Lila’s age.
Mrs. Mulvaney A young mother.	female	—	A young mother.
Helen Baird A woman in her forties.	female	—	A woman in her forties.