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Synopsis
This comedy focuses on four elderly sisters involved in some humorous situations that
arise from living in close proximity to one another. Two of the sisters, Ida and Cora,
live with their respective spouses, Carl and Thor, in homes with adjoining backyards.
An older sister, Esther, whose intellectual husband David detests his in-laws, lives
just down the road. A fourth sister, Aaronetta, has lived with Cora and Thor for the
past 40 years. The fretful crises and eccentricies of this dysfunctional family makes
for an evening of delightful suprises.
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Two of the Gibb sisters have lived next to one another most of their lives—and each
of the four sisters know intimately the lives of the others. To Ida’s house comes
Myrtle, a spinster friend who’s been about to marry Ida’s son Homer for many
years. But Homer can’t break away from home long enough to pop the question.
Myrtle, now at an age where she feels she’ll have to take things into her own hands,
finally makes him propose by telling him a secret. This charming portrait of smalltown
America fifty-plus years ago was revived on Broadway in 1980 and in 2002 to critical
acclaim. ‘‘It came back in total triumph. . . . Absolutely entrancing. . . .
See this lovely play.’’—N.Y. Post. ‘‘An absolute charmer. . . . Four sisters, Chek-
hov would have smiled. So will you, and laugh out loud at times too.’’—N.Y. Daily
News. ‘‘Wonderful. . . . Still has charm to burn.‘—N.Y. Times.
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