A very intriguing play indeed! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this play, although I will admit that the beginning was a bit hard to understand due to their erratic and unhinged behavior. But I was captivated at the underlying devotion that Martha and George had for each other. Some might debate me on that point, however, if one person can support the deranged actions of another and vice versa, there is devotion there...especially them being together for such a long time. Nick and Honey are at the beginning of their marriage and this same intense devotion I see from George and Martha is not as prevalent in their relationship, which is why Nick goes upstairs with Martha to have sex, even though he is too drunk to go through with it. Even though both George and Martha seemed to want nothing more than to degrade and destroy each other, the moment that stood out to me was when George talks to Nick about their relationship after Martha explodes about George not rising in his department over the years. Its one of the most vulnerable moments in the play and showed that the two truly do care about each other. I would love to stage this play at Loyola, but I fear that these roles are challenging in a way that Loyola might not be able to match up with. I cannot wait to watch the Liz Taylor version and see her in a role I would never expect her to play!
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