He's the one person these three other people need in order to figure out what's going on. He doesn't lay it all out like a lot of naturalistic playwrights would. You, as an audience member, need to figure out what is really being said. In fact, much of the dialogue consists of interrupted thoughts and incomplete sentences. It sounds the way people really speak.
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Award-winning actress and playwright Ellen McLaughlin will appear in the role of Donny. Also collaborating on the play are set designer Lauren Kurki, costume designer Walt Spangler, lighting designer Susan Hamburger, sound designer Catherine D. Mardis and stage manager Marjorie Craig Mitchell. For further information, call the Yale Rep box office at 432-1234.