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Edward Albee’s one-scene play The American Dream, which premiered in 1961, is a scathing critique of the American Dream and the nuclear family. The play satirizes suburban family life through the characters of Mommy, Daddy, and Grandma, unveiling the dark and absurd underbelly of their seemingly ordinary existence. Albee challenges societal norms and explores themes of identity, disillusionment, and the elusive pursuit of happiness, creating a thought-provoking and unsettling commentary on the fragility of the American Dream and the emptiness that can lurk beneath its surface.

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