Act II: The Zoo Story. Through December 30. Correction: Because of a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misstated when Edward Albee’s play “Peter and Jerry’’ premiered at Hartford Stage. The play pairs “The Zoo Story,” his first play (written in 1958), with “Homelife,” a companion piece written six years ago. 28 05 2004. The Zoo Story by Edward Albee In Edward Albee's play, The Zoo Story, Jerry tells Peter bizarre stories about people he has encountered that influence his shallow and lonely existence, to demonstrate Albee's view that society is unnecessarily consumed by indifference, unkindness, weakness, and emptiness. act I: Homelife. moment of stage viole nce that will be imprinted . Two phrases struck me from the New York Times review of the play. Last night, we had tickets for Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry at ACT, which, by the time it went up, was called At Home at the Zoo. Troy Kotsur as Peter, left, and Russell Harvard as Jerry in “Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo” at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo (formerly titled Peter & Jerry) is a play by Edward Albee which adds a first act to his 1959 play The Zoo Story.This first act, also called Homelife, revolves around the marriage of Peter and Ann and ends with Peter leaving to go read a book in Central Park. I just saw Edward Albee’s “Peter and Jerry at Second Stage in New York City. Together these short plays form a complete story of Peter, a publishing executive; Ann, his wife; and Jerry, a stranger Peter meets in the park. The Zoo Story by Edward Albee Essay 1007 Words | 5 Pages. After all, the second act, known famously as The Zoo Story, has already been widely accepted as a complete one-act play since it first appeared at the Provincetown Playhouse in 1960, following its premiere in 1958 in Berlin, Germany. Act II: The Zoo Story. Edward Albee’s Peter and Jerry is the first play of the season at Second Stage Theater.I am a huge fan of Second Stage. Edward Albee's The Zoo Story as the Play of Absurd and the Themes of Existentialism. Things We Want By Jonathan Marc Sherman. ... the two together under the title Peter and Jerrycreated a full-length evening of theatre that was more subtle and provocative than either piece in … Consistently great acting, good productions, etc. Second Stage Theatre. Hartford Stage Company, Connecticut. act I: Homelife. Peter and Jerry. and the venue is very cool. [IMG:R]Second Stage Theatre brings a unique event to the theater season with Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry, a special pairing of two one-act plays by one of our greatest dramatists. The Zoo Story is a two-hand one-act written in 1958. Peter and Jerry. Directed by Pam MacKinnon. Originally titled Peter & Jerry, At Home at the Zoo combines Albee’s classic short play The Zoo Story (1959) with its prequel, Homelife (2004). Hartford Stage Company, Connecticut. Peter and Jerry By Edward Albee. The Zoo Story by Edward Albee In Edward Albee's play, The Zoo Story, Jerry tells Peter bizarre stories about people he has encountered that influence his shallow and lonely existence, to demonstrate Albee's view that society is unnecessarily consumed by indifference, unkindness, weakness, and emptiness.