Action and Scene
The action of the play takes place in the course of twenty-four hours at the Seth Lords' house in the country near Philadelphia.
The time is late June, 1939.
Act I: The sitting room. Late morning, Friday
Act II, scene i: The patio. Late evening, Friday
Act II, scene ii: The patio. Early morning, Saturday
Act III: The sitting room. Late morning, Saturday
There will be a ten minute intermission between Acts I and II and between Acts II and III