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''The Sandbox'' is a play written by Edward Albee in 1959. ==Productions== The first performance was on April 15, 1960 in the Jazz Gallery in New York City. The play was produced Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre in February 1962, in repertory with other Albee plays, in a Theatre of the Absurd series.〔("History, 1950-1974" ) cherrylanetheatre.org, accessed November 22, 2015〕 The play had several regional productions, including the Dallas Theatre Center in January 1963 and the Los Angeles Theatre Company (season 1967-68). The play ran Off-Broadway, produced by The Acting Company, at the Public Theatre in March 1984, with 8 modern one-act plays, titled ''Pieces of Eight'', directed by Alan Schneider.〔Horn, Barbara Lee. "'The Sandbox'", ''Edward Albee: A Research and Production Sourcebook'', Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003, ISBN 0313311412, p. 58〕〔(''Pieces of Eight'' ) lortel.org, accessed November 22, 2015〕 The play was produced Off-Broadway by the Signature Theatre Company in a triple bill of one-act plays by Albee: ''Sand'', ''The Sandbox'' and ''Finding the Sun.'' The plays ran from February 4, 1994 to March 6, 1994. Directed by Albee, the cast was Peggy Consgrave (Mommy), Jane Hoffman (Grandma), Edward Seamon (Daddy), Aisha Benoir (Cellist), and Earl Nash (Young Man).〔(''Sand'', ''The Sandbox'' and ''Finding the Sun'' ) lortel.org, accessed November 21, 2015〕 The play was performed Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre in March 2008, in a double bill with ''The American Dream''. Directed by Albee, the cast featured Judith Ivey (Mommy), George Bartenieff (Daddy), Lois Markle (Grandma), Jesse Williams (Young Man) and Daniel Shevlin (Musician).〔Wittenberg, Polly. (''The American Dream/The Sandbox'' ) newyorktheatreguide.com, accessed November 21, 2015〕〔Brantley, Ben. ("Review. A Double Bill of Plays, Both Heavy on the Bile" ) ''New York Times'', April 2, 2008〕〔Bacalzo, Dan. ("Lois Markle to Replace Myra Carter in Albee One-Acts" ) theatermania.com, March 13, 2008〕 The play is approximately 15 minutes long〔 and involves direct address by the actors to the audience, their acknowledgment that they are performers in a play, and the offering of cues to the musician.〔Stenz, Anita Maria. "'The Sandbox'", ''Edward Albee: The Poet of Loss'', Walter de Gruyter, 1978, ISBN 902797764X, pp. 34-36〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Sandbox (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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