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The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. (Paperback)

by William Inge (Author)

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Paperback: 78 pages
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service; Acting Ed edition (January 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0822202719
ISBN-13: 978-0822202714
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Internal drama at the top of the stairs, October 11, 2006

By	Rizzo (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Dark at the Top of the Stairs is not William Inge's most popular play. It is overshadowed by Picnic and Bus Stop. The family drama relates more closely to Inge's sad "Come Back Little Sheba".

The 50's play is set in the 20's as a Midwestern family, with various personalities, problems, fears, anxieties that encompass the darkness that exists in everyone's lives. And, not to mention that with any family unhappiness, the children's difficulties are meshed into the adults tribulations.

A family man, Rubin Flood, and his wife, Cora, endure a short separation over discussions about his unwillingness and fear to advance technologically in his employment. He is a harness salesman in the age of the coming of the vehicle. Cora is bringing up two children with their own personal and private issues. Cora remains strong while getting her daughter ready for a date and yet dealing with a son who lives in a fantasy world of Hollywood stars.

The film focuses on marital discord, separation, prejudice, suicide, and adultry. There is a film version that starred Robert Preston, but to get the full depths of the darkness, read the play.....MzRizz

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, October 19, 2005

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Very good play. Lots of layers. Dramatic with touch of tragedy yet redeemed by optimism. Unselfconscious, intelligent.

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