This family drama set in the 1970s near the Texas/Mexico border is immediately universal, its subjects -- sex, desires, dreams, memories, guilt, shame -- will appeal to almost anyone, of any race and ethnicity, any place in the United States. The beauty, poetry, intimacy and violence, the shattered illusions -- all of it makes for an unforgettable spectacle -- and I've never seen this play in its entirety, only read it. Gorgeous, brutal, poignant, painful, it's as powerful as the Glass Menagerie, maybe more.
This family drama set in the 1970s near the Texas/Mexico border is immediately universal, its subjects -- sex, desires, dreams, memories, guilt, shame -- will appeal to almost anyone, of any race and ethnicity, any place in the United States. The beauty, poetry, intimacy and violence, the shattered illusions -- all of it makes for an unforgettable spectacle -- and I've never seen this play in its entirety, only read it. Gorgeous, brutal, poignant, painful, it's as powerful as the Glass Menagerie, maybe more.