Fifth of July

Fifth of July is a 1978 play by Lanford Wilson. Set in rural Missouri in 1977, it revolves around the Talley family and their friends, and focuses on the disillusionment in the wake of the Vietnam War. It premiered on Broadway in 1980 and was later produced as a made-for-television movie.

This article is about the 1978 play. For the American holiday, see Fifth of July (New York). For the Venezuelan holiday, see Independence Day (Venezuela). For the 2005 Watershed album, see The Fifth of July.
Fifth of July
Written byLanford Wilson
Date premieredApril 27, 1978 (1978-04-27)
Place premieredCircle Repertory Company
New York City
Original languageEnglish
SeriesTalley Trilogy
GenreComedy
SettingThe Talley Place, a farm near Lebanon, Missouri.

The play is part of the Talley Trilogy, a series of Wilson plays revolving around the Talley family of Lebanon, Missouri. The other plays, both set on July 4, 1944, are Talley's Folly, a one-act dialogue between Sally Talley and her husband-to-be, Matthew Friedman, and Talley & Son, the story of a power struggle between Sally's father and grandfather.

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