A modern well-to-do family struggles to maintain “a delicate balance”
between survival and self-destruction when a bitter daughter returns to the
nest after the collapse of her fourth marriage. The much wed Julia shatters
the uneasy peace of her long-married, retired parents, Agnes and Tobias, and
acerbic, unpredictable, and witty alcoholic sister-in-law, Claire. The
situation is further disrupted by the unplanned for, extended visit of Harry
and Edna, longtime friends of the parents.
Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in
1966 and in 1996 won the Tony Award for best revival of a play.
Produced by Betsy Eames
Directed by Emme Fallen
Stage Managed by Mary Ann Hall
Production Dates: June 8 - June 30, 2007
Auditions: April 2 & 3, 2007
Produced by special arrangement with
Samuel French, Inc.
ESP Productions are partially supported by grants from the
The Town of Herndon, The Nelson and Katherine Post Foundation, the Virginia
Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
