Three Tall Women

Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women
Written by	Edward Albee
Characters	A woman in her 90s; A woman in her 50s; A woman in her 20s; The Boy
Date premiered	June 14, 1991
Place premiered	Vienna's English Theatre; Vienna, Austria
Original language	English
Genre	Drama

Three Tall Women is a two-act play by Edward Albee that premiered at Vienna's English Theatre in 1991. The three unnamed women, one in her 90s, one in her 50s, and one in her 20s, are referred to in the script as A, B, and C. The character of A, the oldest woman, is based in part on Albee's mother. In the first act, B is the caretaker and C is the lawyer for A, while in the second act they become personifications of A from earlier in her life.

An off-Broadway production of Three Tall Women in 1994 won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Albee's third Pulitzer.^[1] Critics widely considered the play a return to form for Albee, after a string of critically derided plays in the 1980s. Three Tall Women premiered on Broadway in 2018, again earning significant acclaim, including star Glenda Jackson winning the Tony Award for Best Actress.

^ Gussow, Mel 1999). Edward Albee: A Singular Journey. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 353. ISBN 0-684-80278-3.

[1] Gussow, Mel 1999). Edward Albee: A Singular Journey. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 353. ISBN 0-684-80278-3.

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