What Do We Need to Talk About?

by Richard Nelson

For the past 10 years, The Public has been presenting Richard Nelson’s minimalist epic, The Rhinebeck Panorama, which includes The Apple Family Plays, The Gabriels, and The Michaels.

Now, in the midst of our unsettled world, The Apple Family, last seen in 2014, return, though not over the dinner table, but via Zoom. This hour-long play picks up with them during their now suspended and quarantined lives. They talk about grocery shopping, friends lost, new ventures on a hoped-for horizon—all at a time when human conversation (and theater) may be more needed than ever before.

Genres: Plays, School

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Kelsi Jenkins · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am glad that creators created during the pandemic, and people like play writers and actors were able to produce art for the audience at home. This being the only one of the series I’ve read, perhaps I need to read the others to get the full effect of the Apple family.

[Brian McCann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this play. So simple. So true. Authentic and resonant.