THE STORY: Belle accepts her plainness, stringy hair and myopia as if they were unalterable. She wears a shapeless sweater which make her even less appealing. She is innocent and vulnerable under the surface of her sophisticated, adult talk. A young man is supposed to take her to Ivan the Terrible, Part II, but he begs off…as others have before. But then Bobby, a shy, overly sensitive boy, arrives to deliver Belle’s roommate’s dress from the cleaners. He too is an outcast, a closeted homosexual with a fierce distaste for his mother. He is inarticulate, but he and Belle find a kinship, and their relationship hesitantly but cheerfully begins with a trip to Ivan the Terrible, Part II.
“…a really first rate American play…” —Newsday (NY).
