Melancholy Play

 

Tilly, a melancholy girl has three people in love with her a tailor, a lesbian, and a psychiatrist. The play gets really funky in the end by having all of the characters turn into almonds. At first, I thought it was too cutesy but then I admired it for daring to be that eccentric.  I read The Clean House, another play she wrote earlier on this blog. While I liked that play more I still found this play to be a worthwhile read. Ruhl has an interesting style and I'm curious to read her more.