Black Tie
by A R Gurney, Albert Ramsdell Gurney

Name: Black Tie
Brand: A R Gurney
SKU: 9780822225263
Rating: 2.5 (11 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers feel that this play does not compare favorably to others like Sylvia and Love Letters. One review suggests a disappointing experience with Black Tie, leading to a less favorable impression.

Not as good as other plays.

Synopsis

THE STORY: Father of the groom, Curtis, simply wants to make a memorable toast.

But before he is able to raise his glass, he must defend the time-honored ways of his past, including his attire.

Cultures clash when a surprise guest is announced, thr

Press Reviews

"There are not many fixed verities in the world of the theater, but one of the few is that when A.R. Gurney returns to home territory—writing about the manners and morals of the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant upper class—the results will most likely be gratifying. Mr. Gurney's BLACK TIE…is one of this prolific writer's most enjoyable plays in years, a modest but effortlessly engaging comedy about the generational shifts in the subset of humanity Mr. Gurney has been writing about with warmth, humor and insight throughout his career…BLACK TIE is insightful and touching in its depiction of a man welcoming back that ghost many of us have to banish consciously from our minds as we grow older, the voice of a parent (or grandparent) that becomes an internal barometer of the propriety of our behavior, whether we like it or not.“ —The New York Times. ”A lighthearted romp about what really matters—manners…As usual, Gurney's dialog is sharp.“ —NY Theatre. ”Wryly witty and warmly embracing of its"
— Backstage