Middletown
Description
As a friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points between. Will Eno has been called "a Samuel Beckett for the John Stewart generation" (New York Times); Middletown features a wide array of charactersCop, Mechanic, Librarian, to name just a fewwho together populate the play with his trademark subversive style.
Reviews
“Deeply intelligent and beautifully written!”
- Jesse Oxfeld, The New York Observer
“Richly engaging and satisfyingly theatrical, with heart and humor. A modern-day equivalent to Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.”
- Andy Propst, TheaterMania
“Five Stars! Brilliant new work!”
- Time Out Chicago
“A vision of Americana that is dark, gentle and laced with witty humor.”
- Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times
“Will Eno’s dark comic genius inspires all.”
- David Cote, Time Out New York
“Very funny … laced with myriad instants of absurdity”
- Margaret Friedman, Seattle Weekly
“A piece that’s a bit like Thornton Wilder’s Our Town if it had been penned by Dr. Seuss and edited by Samuel Beckett.”
- Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
“Will Eno cleverly and sincerely pays homage to Wilder’s classic (Our Town)”
- Misha Berson, Seattle Times
“Delicate, moving, piercing, tart, funny, gorgeous. Mr. Eno’s gift may be unmatched among writers of his generation. Glimmers from start to finish.”
- Charles Isherwood, The New York Times