“Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce”
Tilly is perpetually melancholy, which makes her irresistibly attractive to everyone around her. When she suddenly becomes happy, her circle of friends discovers the beautiful necessity of love, longing, joy and even sadness in a well-lived life. Ruhl’s writing melds the mundane experiences of life with the mythic, endowing them with great humor and a lyric intensity.
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