Reviews for Three Tall Women

The average rating for Three Tall Women based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-08-22 00:00:00 Marygrace Amador Three Tall Women, Edward Albee Three Tall Women is a play in two acts by Edward Albee, which won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Albee's third. The protagonist, a compelling woman more than 90 years old, reflects on her life with a mixture of shame, pleasure, regret, and satisfaction. She recalls the fun of her childhood and her early marriage, when she felt an overwhelming optimism. She also bitterly recalls negative events that caused her regret: her husband's affairs and death, and the estrangement of her gay son. The woman's relationship with her son is the clearest indication that Albee was working through some troubled memories of his own in Three Tall Women. Raised by conservative New England adoptive parents who disapproved of his being gay, he left home at 18, as does the son in this play. Albee admitted to The Economist that the play "was a kind of exorcism. And I didn't end up any more fond of the woman after I finished it than when I started." In a study guide to the play, it was noted that "Besides exorcising personal demons, Albee regained the respect of New York theater critics with the play. Many of them had despaired that the playwright, who showed such promise during the 1960's and 1970's, had dried up creatively. In fact, Three Tall Women was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1994, as well as the Drama Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle awards for best play." Characters: A: She is a 92-year-old woman. She is thin, autocratic, proud, and wealthy, with "encroaching senility". B: B is a 52-year-old version of A, to whom she is the hired caretaker. She is markedly cynical about life. Although she doesn't enjoy working for A, she learns much from her. C: C is a 26-year-old version of B. She is a lawyer, present on behalf of A's law firm, because A has neglected paperwork, payments, and such. She has all of youth's common self-assurance. The Boy: The son of the three women, he does not play a speaking role but is the subject of much discussion among them. A falling-out between the son and his mother(s) is the cause of much of A and B's despair. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: سال 2000 میلادی کتاب سه زن بلند بالا اثر ادوارد آلبی ترجمه هوشنگ حسامی؛ تهران، تجربه، تاریخ نشر: 1378/11/25؛ در 88 ص؛ شابک: ایکس - 964648168؛ موضوع: نمایشنامه های نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 20 م در نمایشنامه «سه زن بلند بالا» كه در آن سه شخصیت اصلی: «آ: زنی فرتوت و نود و دو سال»، «بی: زنی میانسال و پنجاه و دو ساله»، و «سی: خانمی جوان بیست و شش سال»، هر سه روحیات و آرزوهای خود را بازگو می‌كنند؛ فضای نمایش مربوط به خانواده ای اشرافی، و رو به زوال است؛ نمایش‌نامه‌ اثر «ادوارد آلبی»، نمایش‌نامه‌ نویس نامدار آمریکایی است، که سومین جایزه پولیتزر را، در سال 1994میلادی، برای ایشان به ارمغان آورد تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 18/04/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-05 00:00:00 Alan Roach Book Review I enjoyed this play, but it was not my favorite in Albee's collections. This one show conflicts that people face on a daily basis in today's society. It crosses reality and slices of life with a bitter or biting sense of accuracy. Are the 3 women truly the same person or do they just show characteristics of a woman at different stages in her life? The play deals with a multitude of situations people face as they age. It's meant to push readers or viewers into thinking beyond their immediate reactions, questioning an entire atmosphere of impact on human life. Albee was a treasure in that he was able to accomplish so much in so little, meaning with just a single play or book, he can leave your mind thinking for months about what it all means. One of the biggest contributions of Edward Albee would be the theatre that he formed in New York for new playwrights. Each playwright would put on his/her play for a few productions throughout one weekend. They would gain some experience, an audience, and recognition. Almost all of today's famous and popular playwrights crossed Albee's stage at some point. Another important contribution that Albee made to modern drama was his idea that each play needed to stand on its own. They should remain entirely separated from the author's own life or problems. He also wanted to change the way that people looked at themselves. These two contributions combined are very important to modern drama. There needs to be a separation between playwright and play in order for both to be objective. Albee may have had some trouble following his own contributions a few times though. He tried to forget about his adoption and the effect it had on him, but somehow it seeps through to some of his plays. Albee is a very modern man himself. The focus of most of his plays was rarely stuck in the 1940s or 1950s, when he was initially writing. He writes stories that deal with problems evolving during the 1960s, and 1970s. Today, there is a focus on existentialist ideas and introspective thoughts. About Me For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by.