The Hippodrome State Theatre is honored to open 1998 with Edward Albee s Pulitzer Prize winning drama Three Tall Women , the gripping, witty and engaging story of one woman s life as told through three vers ions of herself. Three Tall Women has been called a masterpiece by Time and a powerful and moving work by Newsweek. In Act I we meet A, an emotional, semi-lucid, imperious and stubborn old woman. A's memories are strong, but a little confused, and her body consistently disappoints her. Attending her physical needs and her continual mood swings is B, her personal caretaker.
B is sympathetic but largely exhausted by the old woman.
Adding to the confusion and mayhem is C, a patronizing and sarcastic young woman in her 20s who cares for the old woman s legal affairs and little else. What ensues is a kaleidosc opic view of one woman s incredible journey, a beautiful and fragmented look at every aspect of her life from her days as a young woman full of promise, through her troubled marriage, to a rocky relationship with her son. Three Tall Women covers the gamut of human experience. Three Tall Women is the sort of thought provoking drama that stays with the viewer long after the play has ended. In addition to earning Albee his third Pulitzer Prize, Three Tall Women has also been awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Lucille Lortel Award, making it the most honored play of the 1993-94 season.