Edward Albee believes when presumably civilized men and women are scratched -- even lightly -- the brutish animal within leaps through and rules. The now-79-year-old playwright believed as much 49 years ago when he established his reputation with the one-act play, The Zoo Story, wherein the title ultimately refers to the bar-less human zoo we all inhabit. As proof that Albee still resolutely believes it, he's written a prequel to The Zoo Story called Homelife, which is the curtain-raiser for the now-titled Peter and Jerry, now at the Second Stage Theater. Although the ambitious enterprise is flawed, it's a must-see for any number of reasons.



Not the least of them is witnessing a pro[...]