Two women wait for the same man to die — and neither plans to leave.
As a famous man lies dying, his family—including both his wife and his mistress—gathers inside, while members of the media converge outside for news of his death in this filmed-for-television staging of Edward Albee's play.
Acting
Myra Carter and Anne Shropshire's glacial, devastating standoffs.
Writing
Albee's language: cruel, musical, and surgically precise.
Direction
Desmond's unflinching camera refuses to look away from grief.
Director
John J. Desmond
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Albee wrote this in 1971, before his partner's death; the 1976 TV film captures a pre-AIDS era where deathbed vigils carried different cultural weight.
This filmed stage production was part of PBS's 'Great Performances' — remarkably experimental for 1976 network television, with zero commercial breaks during the second half.
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