Virtual Reality

by Alan Arkin

Comedy / The author and his son starred Off Broadway as men waiting for equipment to do an unspecified job. The one in charge insists on doing a dry run inventory of the contents of the expected crates. The purely hypothetical assumes a wacky, sinister autonomy that transports them to a frozen wilderness. "A deeply funny, finely graded psychological portrait that becomes a tribute to the conjuring powers of theatre.... Imagine the testy, silly one upmanship of Abbott and Costello crossed with the menacing ambiguity of Harold Pinter....

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Published January 1, 1999

About the author

Alan Arkin was an American actor, director, author, and screenwriter.
In a career spanning seven decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for six Emmy Awards.