The Brothers

Del and Bud, two middle-aged brothers from Biloxi, Mississippi, have never quite grown up and regularly mess up each other's lives, as Bud chases after a glamorous life and Del chases Bud's wife, Margaret.

---

After Del Tribute almost sleeps with his brother's sexually edgy wife, The Brothers sets out to trace and detail the intricate pattern of consequences of this near indiscretion. Del and Bud, two brothers whose middle-aged adolescent antics have a way of messing up each other's lives, both confront the bittersweet comfort of having too many choices. In a remarkable performance that extends the territory of Barthelme's fiction, the love and desire of these brothers is laid open, explored, and experienced.