Breakfast at Tiffany's

by Richard Greenberg

Unknown Binding

About the author

Richard Greenberg was an American playwright and television writer known for his subversively humorous depictions of middle-class American life. He had more than 25 plays premiere on Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway in New York City and eight at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, California, including The Violet Hour, Everett Beekin, and Hurrah at Last. Greenberg is perhaps best known for his 2002 play Take Me Out.

Reviews

[Frank · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to admit upfront that I've never read Truman Capote's novella. I've seen the movie several times, however, so I was glad that Greenberg took care of some of its flaws. The first time he appears on stage, Mr. Yunioshi is given a greater sense of character and even dignity than his one-joke portrayal in the film and the whole romance with Paul Varjack (replaced by Capote's unnamed narrator) is out. The story of Holly Golightly is still compelling without it, though I think Greenberg relies more on narration than dramatization to tell his story. In production terms, this seems to require a lot of technical elements: a two story set with spaces for various other locales and projected film. It's not a show to be undertaken lightly.