| Talley's Folly | |
|---|---|
 Poster for the 1980 Broadway production | |
| Written by | Lanford Wilson |
| Characters | Sally Talley Matt Friedman |
| Date premiered | February 20, 1980 |
| Place premiered | Brooks Atkinson Theatre New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Series | The Talley Trilogy: Talley & Son Talley's Folly Fifth of July |
| Subject | Two people who find a wholeness rare in human relationships |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | An old boathouse in rural Missouri, 1944 |
Talley's Folly is a 1980 play by American playwright Lanford Wilson. The play is the second in The Talley Trilogy, between his plays Talley & Son and Fifth of July. Set in a boathouse near rural Lebanon, Missouri in 1944, it is a romantic comedy following the characters Matt Friedman and Sally Talley as they settle their feelings for each other. Wilson received the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work. The play is unlike Wilson's other works, taking place in one act with no intermission, set in ninety-seven minutes of real time, with no set change.