Three Tall Women, Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1994 play about three stages of life, opens tonight at Heartland Theatre with a "pay what you can" preview performance beginning at 7:30 pm. This acerbic exploration of aging, mortality and disappointment is considered autobiographical for Albee, springing from his relationship with his mother.
To work through his issues, he's written his play around women called A, B and C, representing old age (A is 92 at the outset), middle age (B is 52) and youth (C is 26). In Act I, they are a wealthy, bitter, imperious woman, her caretaker and a representative from her lawyer's office, but in Act II, their characters shift a bit, showing how much they have in common as they progress through important chapters in their lives.
Albee himself directed the first production of Three Tall Women in Vienna in 1991. Since then, it's been produced off-Broadway and in London, with a new production starring Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf and Alison Pill and directed by Joe Mantello set for Broadway next spring.
Heartland Theatre artistic director Rhys Lovell is directing their production, which runs through November 18. His A, B and C are Lynda Rettick, Devon Lovell and Emilia Dvorak, with Daniel Job in the non-speaking role of the Boy.
For showtimes and reservation information, click here. You can also call the box office at 309-452-8709 or email boxoffice@heartlandtheatre.org
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