; as that character in this play says that "naturally, every man wants a son," he is interrupted and told "that's the way the cookie crumbles.
The stage directions for this play's longest speech prescribe that it be delivered with "a great deal of action" to cast a "hypnotic effect" over both the listening character and the audience. Upon refusing to move from a piece of furniture, a character in this play is asked "this iron and this wood, is this your honor?"; as that character in this play says that "naturally, every man wants a son," he is interrupted and told "that's the way the cookie crumbles." In this play, a resident of a rooming house that is home to a kimono-wearing "colored queen" tells a story about using a poisoned hamburger to try to kill the landlady's dog. Two strangers converse on a Central Park bench in, for 10 points, what one-act Edward Albee play that ends with Jerry impaling himself on a knife held by Peter?
The stage directions for this play's longest speech prescribe that it be delivered with "a great deal of action" to cast a "hypnotic effect" over both the listening character and the audience.
The Zoo Story