The Last Yankee takes place in a present-day state mental hospital, located somewhere in New England. Patricia Hamilton is recovering from depression, and this may be the day she feels strong enough to go home. But a visit from her husband Leroy, a descendant of one of America's founding fathers (but referred to as a "Swamp Yankee"), coincides with that of a successful businessman, John Frick, who has come to see his newly admitted wife, Karen. A clash of values and emotions upsets them all.[citation needed]
It is a play in two parts which focuses on the relationships of two couples – Leroy and Patricia Hamilton, married many years with seven children, and John and Karen Frick, a childless couple. Both women are patients at a mental institution, and act one sees the two men meet for the first time in the waiting room on visitors' day. Karen has not long been institutionalised, and Frick is having a difficult time coping with her mental illness, while Patricia has been in and out of institutions for many years. The two men struggle to communicate under the circumstances, though even this breaks down in the face of their respective situations. Patricia and Karen have become friendly during their time together in the ward, and act two sees the four characters brought together inside, where a picture emerges of a society whose members feel obscurely cheated and where success is equated with failure.
last, yankee, play, arthur, miller, which, premiered, january, 1993, manhattan, theatre, club, york, city, cast, included, aldredge, john, frick, frances, conroy, patricia, hamilton, rose, gregorio, karen, frick, john, heard, leroy, hamilton, charlotte, maier,. The Last Yankee is a play by Arthur Miller which premiered on January 5 1993 at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City The cast included Tom Aldredge as John Frick Frances Conroy as Patricia Hamilton Rose Gregorio as Karen Frick John Heard as Leroy Hamilton and Charlotte Maier as the Patient 1 The play had been performed previously in a much shorter version two years earlier 2 Synopsis EditThe Last Yankee takes place in a present day state mental hospital located somewhere in New England Patricia Hamilton is recovering from depression and this may be the day she feels strong enough to go home But a visit from her husband Leroy a descendant of one of America s founding fathers but referred to as a Swamp Yankee coincides with that of a successful businessman John Frick who has come to see his newly admitted wife Karen A clash of values and emotions upsets them all citation needed It is a play in two parts which focuses on the relationships of two couples Leroy and Patricia Hamilton married many years with seven children and John and Karen Frick a childless couple Both women are patients at a mental institution and act one sees the two men meet for the first time in the waiting room on visitors day Karen has not long been institutionalised and Frick is having a difficult time coping with her mental illness while Patricia has been in and out of institutions for many years The two men struggle to communicate under the circumstances though even this breaks down in the face of their respective situations Patricia and Karen have become friendly during their time together in the ward and act two sees the four characters brought together inside where a picture emerges of a society whose members feel obscurely cheated and where success is equated with failure See also EditArthur Miller Yankee Swamp YankeeReferences Edit New York Times January 22 1993 Google books The Last Yankee This article on a play from the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Last Yankee amp oldid 1051289053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
