This is an exquisite play, and I don't want to diminish that. That being said, it wasn't quite as impressive as I remember it being when I read it in high school. The characters are dynamic as ever, and the dialogue is fresh, raw and real. For me, it just got to the point where I simply didn't care what happened to any of them anymore. Their situations were so outlandish and their personalities so acrid that I lost my connection to them. It's still a very affecting play, one that holds no punches, and I don't think a play needs to have like-able characters to be successful. I found myself rather like Barbara at the conclusion and (view spoiler)[was happy to leave because I was just done with it all. (hide spoiler)] Maybe that was the point.