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The American Dream is an early, one-act play by American playwright Edward Albee. It premiered in 1961. Productions. The play premiered Off-Broadway on January 24, 1961 at the York Playhouse. The play was produced by Theatre 1961, which was formed by Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder.
- January 24, 1961
- York Playhouse, (Off-Broadway)
The American Dream, one-act drama by Edward Albee, published in 1959 (with The Zoo Story) and first produced in 1961. This brief absurdist drama established the playwright as an astute, acerbic critic of American values. The American Dream addresses issues of childlessness and adoption.
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Edward Albee’s The American Dream is part of the post-World War II movement called “Theatre of the Absurd.” Meant to highlight the staggering inequities and absurdities in global society, plays associated with this artistic movement use hyperreal (or surreal) settings, characters, and situations to examine the breakdown of human society.
Study Guide. Overview. Edward Albee ’s one-scene play The American Dream, which premiered in 1961, is a scathing critique of the American Dream and the nuclear family. The play satirizes suburban family life through the characters of Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma, unveiling the dark and absurd underbelly of their seemingly ordinary existence.
The American Dream and The Zoo Story. New York: Penguin, 1997. 53-54. Type: Short Play. Acts: One. First Performance: 24 January 1961, York Playhouse, New York. Awards: Best Plays of the 1960-1961 Season, Foreign Press Association, 1961. Lola D’Annunzio Award, 1961. Back to Works.
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