The Young Man from Atlanta

Will Kidder has worked hard all his life and had a rather successful career until he started getting old and things started falling apart. And after his only son dies, a young man from Atlanta, who claims to have been his son's good friend, seems to be the only one benefitting from Will's accomplish......more

1995 Pulitzer: I must say,I feel like maybe I missed something in reading this play. It ends abruptly without tying much of the plot together, leaving me with a kind of messy, unraveled feeling. I am going to have to look up some of the things published about this play and why it won the Pulitzer. I......more

I'm tempted to say 'Death of a Salesman'-lite, but that's not really fair. There are some truly affecting moments in the script - but so much of the sorrow is telegraphed and stock, and the character of Lily Dale made my flesh crawl. There's an interesting dynamic at work where the 'Young Man' never......more

Foote is one of my favorite playwrights. He captures the humanity of his characters, even the most minor, in a way that is unique to him. Arrogant and sometimes bullying, Will, and his wife Lily Dale, cope with (or don't cope with) the aftermath of their sons suicide. All the characters inhabit the......more

(Audiobook) Well developed colorful characters, especially considering how short it is. You get a good sense of the Houston culture and the 1950s social norms. Though I would have liked it a little longer, I did not mind that it was not wrapped up tightly. There is still something left to the imagin......more