Monday, July 02, 2012
The Last Romance
Pittsburgh City Paper: The Last Romance, by Joe DiPietro, could have been written any time in the past 50 years. Aside from its odd reference to "rap music," Romance is as timeless as its elderly lovers. The setting is the nondescript New York of a Seinfeld episode. The snappy dialogue is pure Neil Simon. And the inoffensive little plot, with its talk of opera and lost purse dogs, has the easy charm of an E.B. White story. The play was designed for community theaters like the Apple Hill Playhouse.
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The old bickering couple is iconic in our society as lasting love. Everyone wants to find their other half, and everyone has the right to. The idea of this play, finding love in one's later years, is so inspiring. It is a beautiful romance set in the old ages of two people and gives hope to those who are past their prime that love is still available to them. Love is not a set thing, that has guidelines and rules. Love takes time and can come at any time for some people. The Last Romance has had great success because it is a story that everyone wants to hear. Everyone wants to know that life can still occur after their prime.
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