Toys in the Attic January 24, 2007

On a steamy New Orleans evening a terrible thing happens to the Brenier family -- all their dreams come true. Julian, the prodigal brother, sweeps home to his middle-aged sisters with the American dream in his pocket: an overnight fortune, a truckload of presents, even that trip to Europe they've imagined for years. But what happens when you discover the things you thought you wanted... aren't really what you want at all? Lillian Hellman's last great play, 'Toys in the Attic' (1960), follows a single day in the life of one family, as love turns destructive and innocence becomes dangerous.