Jan 3, 2010

The Great God Brown | Summary

Prologue and Act One
The play opens on the night of the high school commencement dance. Billy Brown stands on the pier with his parents, who decide that Billy will go to college to study architecture and that he will eventually become a partner in his father’s firm. Soon after the Browns leave, the Anthonys approach the pier. Dion walks behind them ‘‘as if he were a stranger.’’ Eugene O’Neill

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony argue about sending Dion to college. His father says he doesn’t believe in it, declaring, ‘‘let him slave like I had to! . ....