Talley's Folly Summary
Lanford Wilson

Talley's Folly Summary

Lanford Wilson's romantic comedy Talley's Folly is the second of three plays in what came to be known as Wilson's Talley Family series. The first play in the saga, 5th of July (later renamed Fifth of July), takes place in 1977, as members of the Talley family struggle with capitalism and the Vietnam War. Among the characters is the recently widowed Aunt Sally, who values the family home more than she values money. When...

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