"Desire Under the Elms" by Eugene O'Neill January 5, 2007

"Desire Under the Elms" is one of Eugene O'Neill's best drama works. A story of the love and lust triangle that is ignited between a family patriarch, his much younger new wife and his rebellious younger son. "Elms" unfolds like a horrible highway collision. There is sex and death and betrayal leading to one of the most disturbing finishes in the entire American theater repertoire.

The show has lost none of its power since it was first produced in 1924. It remains a harrowing story of how basic human needs and desires can unleach astonishing destruction and almost unimaginable conduct. Produced by the American Century Theater. Directed by William Aitkin. With Susan Marie Rhea, Parker Dixon, Kevin Adams, John Geoffrion and Colin Smith.

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