Ah, Wilderness!
by Eugene O'neill

Name: Ah, Wilderness!
Brand: Eugene O'neill
SKU: 9780573605147
Rating: 3.62 (831 reviews)

Ah, Wilderness! Book Cover — Ah, Wilderness! Cover

Highlights

Large Cast

Female

Male

105 mins 1930s Period Costumes American Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Tony Award

Nominee! 1989 Tony Award, Best Revival Nominee! 1998 Tony Award, Best Revival

Synopsis

Revived in 1998 to acclaim at New York's Lincoln Center, Ah, Wilderness!

is a sharp departure from the gritty reality of the author's renowned dramas.

Taking place over the July 4th weekend of 1906 in an idyllic Connecticut town, it offers a tender, retrospective portrait of small town family values, teenage growing pains, and young love.

Press Reviews

"A breath of fresh air [...] A miracle of sense and sensibility [...] Vividly alive."
— New York Post

"Happy days are here again in a positively winning revival [that is] [...] less a comedy than an elegy for a warm, safe, lost world [...] The note of tender elegy is sweet."
— The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Essie his wife	female	—	his wife
Arthur their son	—	—	their son
Richard their son	—	—	their son
Mildred their daughter	female	—	their daughter
Tommy their son	—	—	their son
Sid Davis Essie's brother, reporter on the Waterbury Standard	male	—	Essie's brother, reporter on the Waterbury Standard
Lily Miller Nat's sister	female	—	Nat's sister
David Mccomber dry goods merchant	—	—	dry goods merchant
Muriel Mccomber his daughter	female	—	his daughter
Wint Selby a classmate of Arthur's at Yale	—	—	a classmate of Arthur's at Yale
Belle	—	—	—
Nora	—	—	—
Bartender	—	—	—
Salesman	—	—	—
Nat Miller owner of The Evening Globe	—	—	owner of The Evening Globe