Arthur Miller's THE LAST YANKEE

The Last Yankee is a play in two parts which focuses on the relationships of two couples - Leroy and Patricia Hamilton, married many years with seven children, and John and Karen Frick, a childless couple. Both women are patients at a mental institution, and Act one we see John and Larry meet for the first time in the waiting room on visitors day. Karen has not long been institutionalized, and Frick is having a difficult time coping with her mental illness, while Patricia has been in and out of institutions for many years. The two men struggle to communicate under the circumstances, even though this breaks down in the face of their respective situations. Patricia and Karen have become friendly during their time together in the ward, and Act two sees the four characters brought together inside, where a picture emerges of a society whose members feel obscurely cheated and where success is equated with failure. This is a short piece in length, but a miniature masterpiece. The show runs April 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, & 26 at 8 p.m. with a special matinee on the 19^th as well at 4 p.m.