The Carpenters
by Steve Tesich
Synopsis
THE STORY: Is concerned with a family living in a decaying house that is about to tumble down.
The fumbling, inept father tries to communicate with his children, but settles for listening to tape recordings of the childish games of happier, simpl
Press Reviews
"This highly imaginative and perceptive first play probes compassionately into the faltering structure of the contemporary family unit, and finds a disturbing parable for our time. “At its best THE CARPENTERS has an air of Greek tragedy about it…"
— The New York Times
"…it is exceptionally well written—controlled, sometimes funny, occasionally poignant, and with each character speaking as himself and no one else…"
— The New Yorker
Publication
The Carpenters is a American play written by Steve Tesich and published by Dramatists Play Service (1971).
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Dramatists Play Service · 1971 · 46 pp
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