| Fifth of July | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Lanford Wilson |
| Date premiered | April 27, 1978 |
| Place premiered | Circle Repertory Company New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Series | Talley Trilogy |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | The Talley Place, a farm near Lebanon, Missouri. |
Fifth of July is a 1978 play by Lanford Wilson.[1] Set in rural Missouri in 1977, it revolves around the Talley family and their friends, and focuses on the disillusionment in the wake of the Vietnam War. It premiered on Broadway in 1980 and was later produced as a made-for-television movie.
The play is part of the Talley Trilogy, a series of Wilson plays revolving around the Talley family of Lebanon, Missouri. The other plays, both set on July 4, 1944, are Talley's Folly, a one-act dialogue between Sally Talley and her husband-to-be, Matthew Friedman, and Talley & Son, the story of a power struggle between Sally's father and grandfather.
- ^ Wilson, Lanford. Fifth of July. New York: Dramatists Play Service, 1982.
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