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Synopsis

It’s summer in the 1960s, by a lake in the Catskills, and delicate, mercurial Lili Adler has been watching the antics of the men and women across the water at the resort. When A handsome young man named Nick appears at the resort, Lil falls desperately in love with him. Charmed by Lili’s fragile demeanor and intelligence, Nick -- who has deeply-held secrets of his own -- falls in love with her, as well. Watching the goings on is Lili’s suspicious, regal, and overbearing German-American mother, Eva, who uses questionable tactics to try and protect her daughter from any emotional harm. Richard Greenberg’s thoughtful and tender play exposes the underbelly of the most delicate of human feelings: love.

Show Information

Book
Richard Greenberg
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1990
Genres
Drama, Romance
Settings
Multiple Settings
Time & Place
by a lake in the catskills, the summer of 1960; later, a central park west apartment, 1970
Cast Size
small
Licensor
Dramatist Play Service
Ideal For
small cast, female lead, professional theatre, university theatre, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult Characters, Small Cast

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Nick Lockridge

Lead

Male

Spoken

Eva Adler

Lead

Female

Spoken

Lili Adler

Lead

Female

Spoken

Olivia Shaw

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Gil Harbison

Supporting

Male

Spoken

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Guide Written By:

Becca Ballenger

Becca Ballenger