The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (original 2000; edition 2004)

by Edward Albee

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"In the play, Martin - a hugely successful architect who has just turned fifty - leads an ostensibly ideal life with his loving wife and gay teenage son. But when he confides to his best friend that he is also in love with a goat (named Sylvia), he sets in motion events that will destroy his family and leave his life in tatters."--BOOK JACKET.… (more)

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Title:	The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
Authors:	Edward Albee
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The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee (2000)

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Pretty ingenius...language is extremely impressive... (

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Mcdede | Jul 19, 2023 |

Strange, funny, and sad by turns... I'll have to think about this one some more. (

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leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |

Hilarious, brilliant dialogue… but what the everloving hell?? Still reeling. Sex sucks. (

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piquareste | Jun 3, 2020 |

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hatingongodot | May 3, 2020 |

The goat is an object of protagonist's amatory longings. If that's not your cup of tea, I'd suggest you don't read this. Otherwise, this is one of the best plays about a marriage riven by one man's love for a goat and the woman repelled by the thought of man-on-caprine-beast coupling that I've ever read, even if it's also the only play I've read about such things. That means I liked it. (

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Zinman, Toby	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Drama Desk Award (Winner – New Play – 2001-2002)

New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (Play – 2001-2002)

Outer Critics Circle Award (Winner – Broadway Play – 2001-2002)

Pulitzer Prize (Finalist – Drama – 2003)

Tony Award (Winner – Play – 2002)

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The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

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for Liz McCann - because

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Stevie (on stage, arranging flowers) (calling off-stage) What time are they coming?

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1350184772 2021 Methuen Drama Modern Classics
1585676470 2004 Abrams Press

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"In the play, Martin - a hugely successful architect who has just turned fifty - leads an ostensibly ideal life with his loving wife and gay teenage son. But when he confides to his best friend that he is also in love with a goat (named Sylvia), he sets in motion events that will destroy his family and leave his life in tatters."--BOOK JACKET.

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