The New Group's revival of the 1971 Sticks and Bones packs a punch, and then some. From the first minutes of David Rabe's Vietnam-era play, you get the impression that this ordinary family isn't as ordinary as they may seem. Tension, turmoil, and disruption soon take hold of the family's quaint home and don't let up for hours. Although the story at times can feel uneven and longwinded, on the whole it begs important questions about what happens to a nuclear family when its oldest child returns f...
The New Group's revival of the 1971 Sticks and Bones packs a punch, and then some. From the first minutes of David Rabe's Vietnam-era play, you get the impression that this ordinary family isn't as ordinary as they may seem. Tension, turmoil, and disruption soon take hold of the family's quaint home and don't let up for hours. Although the story at times can feel uneven and longwinded, on the whole it begs important questions about what happens to a nuclear family when its oldest child returns f...
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