FOOL for LOVE Starring Sam Rockwell by Sam Sheperd

The heart wants what the heart wants whether it is unrequited love, obsessive love or illicit incestuous love.  Every love story has 2 sides (if not 3) and it's rare, if not impossible, for the parties involved to view the relationship with the same perspective.  Sam Sheperd (Pulitzer Prize/Inductee inthe the Theater Hall of Fame) is a volatile & explosive writer. The B'wy debut of the twisted drama FOOL for LOVE stars an unforgettable Sam Rockwell as Eddie and the formidable Nina Arianda as May.  These 2 fine actors capture the combustible heat of the couple.  Their passion is is tempestuous & torrid.  They are bound to each other as if lassoed like animals unable to free themselves.  May's benign date for the evening, Martin, becomes fodder for Eddie & May to vent their versions and convince him of their veracity.  The old man who sits off-set is the psychological voice that anchors the 15 year history of Eddie & May which may evoke some sympathy for their affair or perhaps make you grateful for your mundane (in comparison) romance.  Sherperd's 32 yr. old play is only now coming to B'wy.  I'm amazed it took so long to stage this powerful play as I am by its incredible grip on my emotions.  FOOL for LOVE has many splendid things to recommend, subtlety is not one of them.