“The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?” Tears the Veil & Confronts Us—at Shotgun
Edward Albee’s Searing Tragedy Evokes Laughter, Tears, Revelation by Bevon Benet Brye In “The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?” Edward Albee uses bestiality as a scorched-earth metaphor for the limitations of modern empathy. The playwright challenges us to extend our feelings beyond the liberal pieties about race, gay, and “others.” Here, everything…