This play could have been subtitled "Two Lesbians and a Tent," except that the main conflict of the story isn't really between two lesbians — it's between two women who are unsure if they're lesbians, or rather, are unsure of whether or not they want to call themselves lesbians, but regardless are in love with one another. The program told me that the women are supposed to fall in and out of love three times in the course of their 20s, 30s, and 40s, but I didn't get that. Instead, I witnessed a love story between two women who had difficulties accepting themselves before they could accept their love for each other. By the end they haven't matured (those supposed 20 years weren't obvious) or learned anything from their mistakes, and when they are finally eaten by a bear in the woods (spoiler alert!), I thought "How appropriate!" MacIvor is a writer of great skill and broad talents. His "Cul de Sac" — performed at P.S. 122 in 2004 – was delivered with the same quiet care as "A Beautiful View." This time around, it would've been wise had he let someone else direct his work.
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