Edward Albee's The Play About The Baby
by Edward Albee

Name: Edward Albee's The Play About The Baby
Brand: Edward Albee
SKU: 9780822218142
Rating: 3.49 (411 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 minsBare Stage/Simple SetAmerican Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize

Finalist: 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about this chaotic and challenging play. While some appreciate its experimental nature and dark themes, others feel lost and find it difficult to connect with the material. The unique narrative style, including audience engagement, gains praise, yet the overall execution leaves several viewers underwhelmed.

Chaotic yet masterfulEngaging fourth-wall breaksIntense and thought-provokingDifficult to understandSome found it underwhelming

Synopsis

THE STORY: By turns funny, mysterious and disturbing, THE PLAY ABOUT THE BABY concerns a young couple who have just had a baby, and the strange turn of events that transpire when they are visited by an older man and woman.

Press Reviews

"An invaluable self-portrait of sorts from one of the few genuinely great living American dramatists…BABY rockets into that special corner of theater heaven where words shoot off like fireworks into dazzling patterns and hues.” —The New York Times. “An exhilarating, wicked, devastating piece of emotional terrorism.” —Newsday (NY). ”A frequently funny and ultimately devastating battle of wills, which is unquestionably the main event of the Off-Broadway season…Albee's play is revealed here to be among his very finest.“ —Variety. ”At times, BABY is giddily funny, reminiscent of burlesque in its high spirits and banter. Albee has fashioned an absurdist black comedy before ending with a disquieting chill.“ —Associated Press. ”An enriching, provocative work."
— NY Daily News