Last of the Boys

Billed as an “American comedy,” Steven Dietz’s eerie, densely packed play premiered last fall at the esteemed Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Last of the Boys contends with the specter of the Vietnam War and takes place in a present-day trailer park that, appropriately, sits on a toxic dump site; there, a vet is still wrestling with the ghosts, lies, and psychic wounds he earned while serving his country. He receives a visit from an old war buddy, who brings along his much-younger thirty-five-year-old girlfriend, who is the daughter of a fallen soldier. Ultimately, the play leaves us swimming in the divergent paths these three take in trying to reconcile the blows they’ve been dealt by the Vietnam War. 612-822-7063; www.jungletheater.com


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