Synopsis
Lemon Sky
Published by Dramatists Play Service
2 Male 3 Female
Alan has come expecting to go to school full time and work part time at the plant, having accepted his father's encouragement to do so
But the older man is incapable of honesty, least of all emotional honesty, and his lies about school are worth about as much as his lies about love
In the end, his cruelty, insecurity and lechery bring on an inevitable collision that destroys all that the father and son had hoped for. Alan is driven away once more, embittered by the knowledge that he must live without the father he so desperately wants and needs
Critically hailed in its New York production as a major work by one of our theatre's most important writers, this powerful and moving play explores the alienation between a son and his father with rare perception and honesty
" Mr Wilson can write; his characters spring alive on stage; he holds our attention, he engages our heart" ~ NY Times