Synopsis
The Dazzle
$13
Published by Dramatists Play Service
2 Male 1 Female
In their Harlem mansion, during the early years of the twentieth century, the Collyer brothers share an eccentric life, still within reason
Langley is a concert pianist by profession but prefers his studies of the world's minutiae, all of which he considers collectible
His older brother, Homer, a former admiralty lawyer and aspiring intrigant, maintains the household and dreams of wilder times
These seem about to begin when the beautiful socialite Milly inserts herself into the Collyer ménage, bringing with her money, secrets and designs on Langley
As the first act unfolds, a wedding is strategized; as it ends, the wedding is aborted
In the second act, the Collyers and Milly are reunited under vastly altered conditions
Time passes, then destroys them
One by one
REVIEWS
" lively, brilliant, witty and sad-by far Greenberg's best and the gem of the season " ~ NY Post
" blending the existential landscape of Waiting for Godot with the acid wit of Noel Coward, The Dazzle lives up to its name" ~ Time Out