I was there tonight and I really don't know what to make of it. I didn't hate it, and there are some funny one-liners for sure, but the play lost me in the final two scenes. At the risk of sounding like a ditz, I just didn't get it.
I wouldn't call the play plotless, but it's thin, so to discuss naturally is going to reveal some slight SPOILERS. Letts and Collette play a couple living in a small mountain town. One night another couple (Hall and Tomei) sneak into their backyard with a bottle of wine to announce that they have rented a house down the street.
Collette reveals that her husband is suffering from a rare disease that is cruelly debilitating him. She has turned into an underappreciated caregiver and has become a man of few words.
Later Hall admits to Collette that the real reason he moved to this town is because he is suffering from the same rare disease and he's beginning to lose his mind/coherent speech capabilities. Both Letts and Hall lose their trains of thought, speak in non-sequiturs, and especially Hall seems to be getting rapidly worse over the second half of the play.
There are some funny lines, but I wouldn't describe the play as hilarious or anything. It seemed to be trying to say something on a deep philosophical level, but I'll be damned if I know what Eno wanted us to glean from his play.
I'm surprised this is playing on Broadway, even with the starry cast. Seems like a perfect fit for the Lortel or PH. There were rows and rows of empty seats up in the balcony, so the good news is if you want to go there's a cheap way to see it.
Marie: Don't be in such a hurry about that pretty little chippy in Frisco.
Tony: Eh, she's a no chip!
Doesnt seem like a show worth a three hour drive to see. Sucks
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