Three Postcards

by Craig Lucas and Craig Carnelia, Craig Lucas

The place is a trendy restaurant in Greenwich Village, empty except for Bill (the pianist) and Walter (the waiter). Three young women, Big Jane, Little Jane and K.C., arrive for dinner, and for the conversation, daydreams and memories which then engage them. Deceptively simple and often very funny their table talk is mostly about everyday things, but in the fantasies to which they escape the veneers of their lives are peeled back as they regress to childhood, take an imagined trip to outer space, or reveal the problems besetting their marriages and careers. Punctuated by songs, accompanied (and sometimes joined in) by Bill, and with Walter (the waiter) assuming a variety of roles as the action requires, the play probes deftly and surely ever deeper until (in the words of Edith Oliver) "At the end, when Little Jane hands her credit card to Walter, there is little we do not know about the inner and outer lives of these three women over the years."

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though I saw the original production of this musical nearly 30 years ago, I still remember it quite clearly and fondly. I wish someone would do a revival... it provides terrific roles for three women and the songs by Craig Carnelia are unusual and memorable.