OH DAD, POOR DAD, MAMA'S HUNG YOU IN THE CLOSET AND I'M FEELIN' SO SAD

by Arthur L. Kopit ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 22, 1960

Briefest of brief, this three-scene play has its setting in Havana, Cuba, and its action takes place entirely within the musky walls of a lavish hotel suite. With a minimum of characters, the sick-joke finale of this tragi-farce is in keeping with the calamitous, weird, yet comical tone of the entire piece. Far-fetched and affected, Kopit's only attempt at conveying reality is all the more effectively successful because of the eccentric cynicism and philosophic satire which issues offhandedly from the lips of his protagonist. Rapidly digested, Oh Dad, Poor Dad is full of stage effects and is remarkable in that it maintains its impact on reader and audience alike. It will be interesting to note its reception when put on scene in New York this fall; but it is likely that its most appreciative audience will consist of the dramatically-inclined intelligentsia who have tired of the straightforward and self- absorbed intensity of John Osborne and Tennessee Williams.

Pub Date: Aug. 22, 1960

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Hill & Wang

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1960

Categories: NONFICTION