Orphans
Lyle Kessler
Grove Atlantic
<B><I>Now a Broadway production directed by Daniel Sullivan and starring Alec Baldwin, Ben Foster, and Tom Sturridge</I></B><BR><BR><B>&#147;I have dreamed, for a long time, of doing this play with this director.&#8221;&#151;Alec Baldwin</B><BR><BR>In a run-down house in North Philadelphia live two orphan brothers: the reclusive, sensitive Philip, sealed off in a world of StarKist tuna and Errol Flynn movies, and Treat, a violent pickpocket and thief. Into this ferocious and funny world enters Harold, a mysterious, wealthy, middle-aged man who is kidnapped by Treat, but who soon turns the tables on the two brothers, changing forever the delicate power balance of their relationship. Both hilarious and heartbreaking, <I>Orphans</I> is a story of the universal love of a father for his son, and a son&#8217;s need to live his own life.<br><BR><I>Orphans</I> is an international theatrical phenomenon, and has been produced in almost every country in the world. It premiered in 1983 at the...</BR></br></BR></BR></BR></BR>