THE STORY: An elderly couple sit at home on a cold winter’s night. The old man wants to finish watching his football game, but his wife is trying to get him ready to go out on some errand. The man is angry and bitter, and he clearly doesn’t want to go. His patient wife listens but gently prods. But there’s more to the old man than meets the eye, and the play ends with surprising sweetness and love.
Included in the collection
Life is Short.
