Or Who Is Sylvia Play The Goat

It was the door slam that sent tremors throughout Europe, and eventually America too. Four days before Christmas 1879 in the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, the first audience for "A Doll's House" watched Ibsen's Nora take her leave of husband, home and hearth. And they were shocked. Not only had they just seen a bourgeois wife do the unthinkable, they'd also borne witness to what has been called "the birth of modern drama."

Had I paid closer attention in a drama class that I took as an undergraduate at San Francisco State, I probably would have had a more refined knowledge of what Edward Albee intended in his play called "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" I thought it was just about a guy shagging an animal. Wrong again.

Had I paid closer attention in a drama class that I took as an undergraduate at San Francisco State, I probably would have had a more refined knowledge of what Edward Albee intended in his play called "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" I thought it was just about a guy shagging an animal. Wrong again.

"This was the most disturbing experience I've been through in my life. Why did you subject us to this? I'd love a refund! Cancel the play immediately! The acting was great." So wrote a theatergoer who has seen "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" at the Mark Taper Forum.

"This was the most disturbing experience I've been through in my life. Why did you subject us to this? I'd love a refund! Cancel the play immediately! The acting was great." So wrote a theatergoer who has seen "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" at the Mark Taper Forum.

It was the door slam that sent tremors throughout Europe, and eventually America too. Four days before Christmas 1879 in the Royal Theater in Copenhagen, the first audience for "A Doll's House" watched Ibsen's Nora take her leave of husband, home and hearth. And they were shocked. Not only had they just seen a bourgeois wife do the unthinkable, they'd also borne witness to what has been called "the birth of modern drama."