This weekend's No Refund Theatre play, Three Tall Women, explores the different experiences and changing perspectives every woman goes through during her life.

Edward Albee is the playwright of Three Tall Women.

The play is Albee's most recent drama, and has received best play awards from New York Drama Critics Circle and Outer Critics Circle and earned Albee his third Pulitzer Prize.

The play deals with humor, sex, love and death.

"This play is more towards a drama but is also funny," said Becky Wall (senior-journalism), director of the play. "It also deals with heavy issues. It is a personal study of a woman's life."

The two-act play begins with three women conversing in the room of a 92-year-old woman who is referred to as 'A.'

Woman 'B' is 54-years-old and is the caretaker of 'A.' Woman 'C' is a 26-year-old woman and joins 'A' and 'B' to discuss 'A's financial affairs. 'A' has some missing bills that 'C' wants to get cleared up.

While there, 'A' tries to teach the youngest character about growing older and dying. 'C' begins to gain a perspective that she hasn't gained before.

"In the first act I am in the Mercy of 'A'. She draws me into her life and I am forced to listen," said Maggie Mccormick (sophomore-secondary education), who is playing the part of 'C.'

'C' is initially condescending and sarcastic and is in denial that she will ever be in the position of 'A,' Mccormick said.

Woman 'B' is hired by 'A' to take care of her. She is patient with 'A' and listens to her stories. She feels that she has lived much of her life.

She mentions in conversation that the age of 50 is like a mountaintop and one can see in all directions, said Kate Donohue (sophomore-English) playing the role of 'B.'

"She is comfortable talking about death," Donohue said. "Being around death forces someone to come to grips with it."

In the first act, 'A' is a senile old lady that tells the same story different ways.

However, at the end of the first act, 'A' has a stroke and after fighting death, she begins to look at life objectively.

"I tell the women about the life that I have been through. I am not happy or sad but content with the way I have lived my life," said Hillary Cook (sophomore-art education), who is performing the role of woman 'A' in the play.

"I want to tell them some about life but also give them a chance to figure it out on their own," Cook said. "I want them to live their lives and reach the point to say that they are done."

The play is a timeless piece that examines the evolution of a woman as she matures through life.

The 26-year-old is still naive and curious about the way life works.

The 54-year-old woman has experienced some hardships in life and is more practical about it.

The 92-year-old woman has lived her life and now is able to look back and her journey.

"The neatest thing is how we view things differently at different part of life. Expectations change," Wall said.

Three Tall Women will be performing at 8 tonight and tomorrow in 111 Forum.

Admission is free and open to the public.