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Fifth of July
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jul 6, 2010
Closed Aug 1, 2010

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http://www.baystreet.org

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Terry Kinney directs a revival of Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July.

In the play, a group of thirty-something prodigals from the rebellious post-Vietnam generation return to their rural Missouri home to remember a lost loved one, reigniting long-buried rivalries and burning secrets.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Bay Street Theatre
Bay Street & Main Street
Sag Harbor, NY 11963


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Lanford Wilson has always specialized in ensemble pieces, and his 1978 drama
Fifth of July -- now getting a fine revival under Terry Kinney's loving direction at Sag Harbor's Bay Street Theatre -- is one of the playwright's finest examples.



A case could be made for what warms Wilson's works is that while his small and enclosed communities are riddled with inter-personal conflict, there's always an underlying current of shared love. That's definitely on display in this production (which will be seen later this summer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival) as eight actors are repeatedly given chances to shine center stage -- and seize them -- while depicting what happens in the sun-ro[...]


Reviewed by David Finkle on Jul 12, 2010

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