Peter & Jerry (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward Albee
- Type of Work: Play
- Genres: Drama
- Subjects: Husbands, United States or Americans, Wives, Love or romance, New York City, Marriage
Forty-six years after The Zoo Story, Albee's playwriting career appeared to have come full circle. His play Peter & Jerry, a prequel to The Zoo Story, opened on May 28, 2004, to celebrate the fortieth season of the Hartford Stage Company, a theater long associated with Albee's work. Critical reaction to the new work was mixed, with most reviewers praising it but others decrying his attempt to rework and update a classic.
Actually, the full title of the work is Peter & Jerry. Act I: Homelife. Act II: The Zoo Story. Albee says he...
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