Lake Street Extension
by Lee Blessing

Name: Lake Street Extension
Brand: Lee Blessing
SKU: 9780822213369
Rating: 3.33 (6 reviews)

Lake Street Extension Book Cover — Lake Street Extension Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Male

One Act90 minsInterior Set

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, appreciating the writing but expressing disappointment with the ending. Many feel that it did not meet their expectations, especially considering the playwright's previous works.

Really good writingStrong playwright reputationUnsatisfying endingDid not meet expectations

Synopsis

THE STORY: The estranged son of a middle-aged man returns home to find that his father has taken in a young refugee from El Salvador.

Not only has the refugee moved in, but he's been given the son's room and is sleeping in his bed.

As this explosiv

ThemesAmerican Drama

Press Reviews

"…A finely crafted and haunting work that merits further production. The main strength of the [play] is its unusual, provocative fusing of psychological and political themes…It is ideal for studios and second stages.” —Variety. ”The 90 taut minutes strip away layers of secrets and suggest a link between the men's sins—a dependence on the propensity of bourgeois Americans to look away from ugly facts rather than decry them."
— Time Magazine