"This play tests the limits of permissiveness, says director Kevin Clarke. It doesn't moralize on what's good or bad you have to take the characters at face value and believe them when they tell you they're in love. Nor does the show shirk from asking or answering tough questions."
"Martin's revelation forces him to experience his affair through the eyes of his jolted family. A wife must contend with her adulterous husband. A son deals with the realization that parents can be flawed, while also navigating his recent coming-out as gay. A longtime friend struggles with realizing how little he knew."
"Through Albee's visceral writing, taboos arise and offer an examination of sexuality and human connection. Martin's confession is a deeply personal inquiry, driven by Albee's clever dialogue and disarming comedic timing, into an unyielding ethical interrogation."
Shotgun Players presents Edward Albee's 2000 Tony Award-winning play The Goat or, Who is Sylvia, directed by Kevin Clarke. The production runs March 21-April 19 at the Ashby Stage. The play follows Martin Gray, a successful architect whose seemingly perfect life unravels when his family discovers his romantic involvement with a goat named Sylvia. The revelation triggers a devastating confrontation that exposes the fragility of domestic perfection. Through Albee's clever dialogue and disarming comedic timing, the play examines sexuality, human connection, and ethical boundaries without moralizing. Each family member—Martin's wife, teenage son, and longtime friend—must confront uncomfortable truths about themselves and their relationships, navigating themes of infidelity, parental flaws, and identity.
Read at www.berkeleyside.org
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