After widespread belief that Mamet could only write for men,[citation needed] the playwright released this play, which centers exclusively on women.
Things get tense as Anna, a mistress to a wealthy gentleman, tries to talk Claire out of her profession of love for another: a young woman.
The play is delivered through quick, witty Victorian-era dialogue, mixed with double entendres and vernacular expressions, to explore the relationship between the two women and their maid.
It was directed by Hoy Polloy Artistic Director Wayne Pearn and featured Helen Hopkins, Corinne Davies, and Eleanor Wilson.
It was directed by Karen Kohlhaas and starred Kate Burton as Anna, Martha Plimpton as Claire and Arden Myrin.
At the end of the play, Anna’s male love interest leaves her for his wife and wants her to return the emerald jewel he gave her.
The plot of Boston Marriage does not include the common stereotypes of women being married to a man, financially dependent on their husbands, and spending most of their time taking care of their children.
The roles of lesbian and gay characters in theatre were considered to be two separate themes until the latter half of the twentieth century.