Hampton Roads Premiere -On the elegant deck of a beach house on Fire Island, a brother and sister and their spouses attempt to celebrate the Fourth of July. Through diversions of food, Broadway showtunes, crossword puzzles and charades, these four individual souls attempt to find the meaning in their hollow lives, fears and love. McNally brings together characters that are witty and immediately recognizable, drawn with such stunning clarity that the play resonates long after the stage lights have faded. This comic and incisive portrait of modem America is considered to be one of Terrence McNally's most ambitious and accomplished works.

"The one American play that must be seen." -- Frank Rich, NY Times

About the Author: Born in Texas, McNally majored in journalism at Columbia University and traveled around the world as a tutor for John Steinbeck's children. McNally has always written uncompromisingly about many milieus, but most remarkably about his own-that of well-off opera lovers and artists, gay men deeply invested in issues of cultural analysis and representation. McNally's theatrical roster includes the librettos of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ragtime and The Rink, as well as the scripts for Master Class, Lips Together Teeth Apart and Bad Habits among many others. The winner of multiple Tony-awards McNally just released Love, Valor, and Compassion as a major motion picture.