Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon is a play by Eugene O'Neill which won the 1920 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The action takes place on a farm in the Spring, and then jumps ahead to a Summer three years later, and finally to late Fall, five years later. It is the tale of two brothers who set out on different and unexpected paths in life, and the power of fate to influence our lives. Robert is the dreamer who yearns for new worlds beyond the confines of the family farm, while Andrew is the practical one who wants to follow in his father's footsteps and take care of the farm. However, the roles are reversed when a woman creates conflict between the two brothers, and the rest is tragedy...The play was adapted for television and broadcast in 1975, and adapted into an opera by composer Nicolas Flagello in 1983. Read more