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Title: Reads like a novel
Review: I was quite surprised to see the extent of stage direction the playright provides, but it does make the play "read" better than most plays do. Very interesting. This is such a well crafted, meticulously plotted drama. And what a powerful story. I'd never read any of O'Neil's works before...and had only seen a production of "The Ice Man Cometh." This is so heart-wrenching and so simple a story. That's not "simple" in a pejorative sense at all...just that its emotions and truths are not buried under mounds of plot devices and flowery language. This play is just tragic and true. I would LOVE to see this performed someday
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