Dec 24, 2009

The House of Blue Leaves | Act I Summary

Prologue
The House of Blue Leaves opens on the stage of the El Dorado Bar & Grill. Artie Shaughnessy sits at the piano and sings some of his songs. He is frustrated when he cannot get the house lights turned down and a spotlight to shine on him. His anger grows when the audience does not listen to his singing. He continues, but at the end of the show, when there is no applause, he quickly exits.

Act I
Act I opens late at night in Artie’s shabby apartment in Sunnyside, Queens. As Artie sleeps in a sleeping bag on the...