The Master as Young Artist | Review | Tucson Weekly

The Master as Young Artist | Review | Tucson Weekly:

The Master as Young Artist 

Eugene O'Neill's recently discovered 'Exorcism' foreshadows the themes of his later works

by Sherilyn Forrester
... It's a treat to see a nod to one of the more exciting developments in American theater history of late. Kudos to the Next Theatre. Ken Beider and Evan Engle in Exorcism: A Play in One Act. Last fall, a manuscript of a very early one-act play was discovered as part of the estate of screenwriter Philip Yordan, who had obtained a copy of the script years earlier from O'Neill's much despised ex-wife, Agnes Boulton. It is the last surviving copy, as far as is known, of Exorcism, because after its production in 1920 by the Provincetown Players, O'Neill destroyed every copy of the script—or at least he thought he did. Read the entire review here: The Master as Young Artist | Review | Tucson Weekly