More LA Theater Works!<\/p>\n
This performance reminded me of “The Dollhouse” a little bit. Lily Dale was so tremendously protected and naive. I personally cannot imagine a life where I would never need to spend any money whatsoever. Maybe in Texas they have worked out a system where the wives can go about their business and never need to see the color of money.<\/p>\n
Will Kidder and his wife Lily Dale have lost their 37 year-old son to a drowning. They are still mourning his loss when Will loses his job.<\/p>\n
That’s practically the whole story. Oh, except that the roomate of their son keeps hanging around.<\/p>\n
Sounds homoerotic to me. Their son lives at the YMCA with a “roomate.” YOU connnect the dots.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the couple has to come to terms with what they have of their life. I guess it’s supposed to be set in the 50s. I just cannot imagine a life like that. I have so much more freedom and possibility than Lily Dale.<\/p>\n
She calls her husband “Daddy”, which is also creepy.<\/p>\n
It did keep my interest though. I was waiting to see what happened. Shirley Knight, the actress who plays Lily Dale, was nominated for a Tony for her onstage performance of this role. She did stick to it, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n
The world has changed a lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More LA Theater Works! This performance reminded me of “The Dollhouse” a little bit. Lily Dale was so tremendously protected and naive. I personally cannot imagine a life where I would never need to spend any money whatsoever. Maybe in … Continue reading