| 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.