Directed by Albee, the cast was John Carter (Hendon), Brendan Corbalis (Daniel), Monique Fowler (Cordelia), Cheryl Gaysunas (Abigail), Bethel Leslie (Gertrude), Neil Maffin (Benjamin), Mary Beth Peil (Edmee), and James Van Der Beek (Fergus).
The cast featured Sheila Gish (as the "rich widow"), Pauline Lynch and Polly Walker (as the "neglected wives").
Source: Script[2] David Richards, in his review of the 1994 production for The New York Times, wrote: "It consists of the juxtaposed conversations of eight people at the beach -- two young men who were once lovers, and their wives; an older married couple, and a mother and her precocious son.
The talk ranges from the difficulty of relationships to friendships, face lifts and the compromises life exacts of people.
The lines can seem mannered, the plotting utterly random.... Viewed in light of the two preceding plays, as a fusion of the absurdism in 'Sandbox' and the rarefied musings of 'Box,' it appears far more sure of itself.
'"[6] Phyllis T. Dircks (professor of English at Long Island University in Greenvale, New York) observed that "critics...have sometimes lamented the lack of sharp characterization and conventional dramatic action, and the omission of a protagonist...